Conocimientos sobre hipertensión arterial y funcionalidad familiar en pacientes del Centro de Salud de Suscal 2017-2018

Abstract

Background: the degree of knowledge of hypertension is low in some populations, especially indigenous peoples, and can be related to family dysfunction, which may contribute to not achieving therapeutic control. Objective: to determine the level of knowledge about hypertension in indigenous families compared to non-indigenous families and their relationship with family functionality. Materials and methods: quantitative, analytical and cross-sectional study, which consisted in the interview of 69 hypertensive patients belonging to the Suscal Health Center for the period 2017-2018, to whom a questionnaire was previously validated, which consisted in determining characteristics sociodemographic, family functionality and knowledge about hypertension. The data were analyzed using the statistical program SPSS version 15 and Odds ratios with their 95% confidence intervals were calculated to evaluate the association between the variables. Results: when evaluating the level of knowledge according to the ethnic group, it was evidenced that the natives had higher levels in the category of null knowledge (19.2%). In relation to family functionality, indigenous people presented a higher percentage of dysfunctional families (92.6%) than non-indigenous families (4.7%). Patients with family dysfunction were associated with a higher probability of null knowledge about the disease (OR = 73.75, 95% CI = 6.86-791.98, p<0.001). Conclusion: the indigenous patients had more cases of null knowledge, as well as the relationship between family dysfunctionality and zero knowledge about arterial hypertension