Factores sociales que influyen en el ingreso de estudiantes de sexo masculino a la Carrera de Enfermería de la Universidad de Cuenca, 2015

Abstract

Background Education is a fundamental pillar in the country's development, therefore, entering higher education definitely marks their future. Wright (2005) considers that the decisions come as a result of external forces, ethnicity, influences of other individuals, institutions where he studied. This paper analyzes the social factors that influence admission to the School of Nursing male students, and determine whether the increase is related to: social prestige, spirit of time, coefficient of family traditionalism, vital needs, dedication, motivation, attitude and aptitude. Objective: Identify social factors that influence the income of male students at the Nursing of the University of Cuenca, 2015. Material and methods This is a descriptive study with a universe of 92 male students, a form developed by the authors was applied. The information was processed in SPSS 21.0, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word program; He identified percentages, results and presented in simple and crosstabs, with their analysis. Using results 77.2 % are 20 and 25 years is a young population come from the province of Azuay, 90.2 % are Catholic, 80.96 % are single, 25 % are second cycle, 45.65 % study nursing because she likes the profession, 31.5 % he discovered his vocation to internships in hospitals, 23.91 % choose as first choice nursing your application