Prevalencia y factores asociados a disprosexia en estudiantes de la Carrera de Medicina de la Universidad de Cuenca, 2016

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and associated factors Disprosexia in students of the School of Medicine at the University of Cuenca.2016 METHODS: This study is observational, with cross sectional quantitative targets students who regularly attend the School of Medicine of the University of Cuenca. 7.1.5 using the Epi Info program with a population size of 1,224 students, with an expected frequency of 31% and an acceptable mistake of 5% with 95% of confidence level. A sample of 438 students in which is included is needed 10 % of possible losses, which will be students from first to tenth cycle. Data collection was done through a form with sociodemographic variables and D2 attention test. For statistical analysis Microsoft Excel 2010 and SPSS version 15.00 was used, measures employed statistics, such as frequencies, percentages, chi square, P value and prevalence ratio with 95% confidence level. USE OF THE RESULTS: The results of the study will be used to have an approach to the reality of the existence of attention deficit, by determining the prevalence, may help identify and treat patients early because it is a topic even little studied and diagnosed in our midst. RESULTS: It was found that the highest percentage of dysprosexia are in adults with a total of 23 students belonging to the Medicine career which is represented with 5,6 %, being in its greater percentage the feminine sex. CONCLUSIONS: The study concludes that first-year students if they have dysprosexia and that women have more dysprosexia than men, students with a highly economic functional family and medium-high stratum are those with dysprosexia