Factores de riesgo para enfermedades crónicas en universitarias del área de la salud

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the presence of risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases (ECNT) university women from the Iztacala Superior Studies within a group National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in order to design an intervention strategy. Materials and methods: This is a descriptive study; cross-cutting quantitatively. Results: We found that the most common risk factors in the population were the hereditary background of diabetes; hypertension and cancer. Among the factors that emphasized personal; physical inactivity is a sport; overweight; obesity; a sedentary lifestyle and long working hours. In all women who were Pap found the infectious process. Discussion: The factor of obesity was most prevalent in the academic and administrative groups. The academic sleep fewer hours because they spend more time on paid work. These women were found tabues related to the genital region; which will limit the early realization of preventive studies for cervical cancer. Conclusions: We observed high prevalence of risk factors for developing ECNT in university women studied; which proposed a plan for promoting healthy lifestyles that include conducting educational activities; considering it to the school as a field of more practical community clinic; which is conducted for health promotion with educational activities that promote healthy diets; sex education; prevention of addictions; tracking cases; promoting the use of the sports facilities within of the Faculty. All of the previous in order to favour the integral health of academic and administrative university women of the Iztacala superior studies school of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.