Browsing by Author "Lituma Campoverde, Gladys Magdalena"

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Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre la anticoncepción oral de emergencia en los adolescentes escolarizados de la Ciudad de Cuenca, 2014
(2015) Lituma Campoverde, Gladys Magdalena; Vega Crespo, Bernardo José; Arévalo Peláez, Carlos Eduardo
Summary: Premature sexual activity exposes adolescents to the consequences of unplanned pregnancy. Emergency oral contraception is considered an efficacious mechanism to prevent pregnancy. The use of emergency oral contraception is determined by the level of knowledge and attitudes adolescents demonstrate towards this method of contraception. Key Objective: Determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practice of emergency oral contraception of schooled adolescents in the city of Cuenca, 2014. Method and Materials: An observational descriptive study of 525 schooled adolescents of ages 15 to 19 years from 7 randomized high-schools in Cuenca. A survey was used to determine the following variables: social demographics, sexual activity, knowledge, attitudes, and practices of emergency oral contraception. Results: It was determined that 64.2% of test subjects were between 16-17 years of age, 60,2% were females, 97,9% identified themselves as single, 48,4% were completing their second year of high-school. 34,9% experienced sexual relations; test subjects initiated sexual activity at an average age of 15.3 years. 86,3% have heard of emergency oral contraception; rates lowered after investigating in depth, 74,3% possess positive attitudes towards this contraception, 52.8% of the sexually active female subjects admitted to using emergency oral contraception at some time. Conclusions: The knowledge of oral emergency contraception was partial and although schooled adolescents demostrated a positive attitude towards this method of contraception, its application was insufficient.
Frecuencia y caracterización de sexting en la Unidad Educativa del Milenio Manuela Garaicoa de Calderón. Cuenca. 2018
(2018) Once Campoverde, José Luis; Piedra Argudo, María Magdalena; Lituma Campoverde, Gladys Magdalena; Tapia Cárdenas, Jeanneth Patricia
Background: “Sexting” is a phenomenon characterized by sending or receiving sexual or erotic content through text messages, photos or videos, it constitutes a new trend among adolescents exposing them to physical and emotional risks, which can endanger their lives. General Objective: Determine the frequency and characterize “sexting” in adolescents of the Millennium Educational Unit “Manuela Garaicoa de Calderón, Cuenca 2018. Materials and methods: Observational, quantitative and descriptive study. 268 surveys were applied among the adolescents enrolled for the 2017-2018 school year, randomly selected. The data was tabulated and analyzed by the Excel and SPSS programs, presented in tables by means of frequencies and percentages with the informed consent and assent of the participants and their legal representatives. Results: The average age was 15.86 years, the most frequent group between 14 to 16 years old, 67.9% female, 69.4% resided in urban areas. 63.1% said practicing sexting; 58.2% were passive and 20.5% active. About passive sexting, the most frequent type of content were photos 77.6%, being Facebook the most used social network 78.8%. In the active sexting his practice was given voluntarily in 81.8% and it was characterized by the sending of texts with propositions about sexual activity through a mobile phone in 41.8%. Conclusions: The practice of sexting was present in more than half of the population, being the passive sexting twice more frequent than active. The results obtained are similar to those reported in the bibliography
Frecuencia y caracterización de violencia durante el noviazgo a través de medios electrónicos en adolescentes. Unidad Educativa San Joaquín. Año 2019.
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2020-02-06) Castañeda Narváez, Elsa Guadalupe; Bradd Josue, Hugo Merino; Lituma Campoverde, Gladys Magdalena
Background: Dating violence affects millions of people, especially women and vulnerable populations such as adolescents. Its harmful repercussions range from personal, family and social spheres, with consequences for the deterioration of health and social relations. Course objective: determine the frequency and characteristics of dating violence during dating through electronic media in adolescents of the San Joaquin Education Unit, 2019. Methodology: observational, quantitative and cross-sectional study. 252 adolescents from the San Joaquin Educational Unit participated, which met the inclusion criteria. Through the SPSS 15 program, a descriptive analysis was performed, results presented in tables with frequencies and percentages. All necessary bioethical procedures were applied. Results: the average age was 16.6 years, the most frequent age 17 years, 58.73% were men, 71% reside in rural areas; 48% have low socio-economic status; 47% of adolescents who have or had a dating relationship in the last year claimed to have suffered violence; control, intrusive monitoring and cyber surveillance 87,4 %, sexual aggression 24,1% were more frequent, violence was found in: 16 and 17 years (32,2 % respectively), men 59,8%, mestizos 88,5 %, rural residence 70,1%, low socioeconomic level 65,5 %, moderately functional family 57,5%. Conclusions: almost half of adolescents said they suffered violence, the most frequent type of violence was control, monitoring and cyber surveillance. The results obtained are consistent with those obtained by the bibliography.
Frequency and Factors Associated with Sexual Response During Pregnancy
(2022) Vanegas Coveña, Diana Patricia; Matute Nuñez, Dario Alexander; Brito Mogrovejo, Paul Fabricio; Rodas Vanegas, Maria Jose; Lituma Campoverde, Gladys Magdalena; Rodas Vanegas, Adrian Fernando
Background: During pregnancy, the woman’s body undergoes deep biopsychosocial and hormonal changes, which can lead to the appearance of complications and alterations in sexual response. Objective: To determine the frequency and factors associated with alterations in sexual response during pregnancy in the Gynecology service of the Carlos Elizalde Health Center, in Cuenca, year 2021. Methods: Observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study. The sample was 285 pregnant women. The Pregnancy Sexual Response Inventory (PSRI) was used. Data analysis was performed in SPSS v.25 software; descriptive statistics were presented in frequencies and percentages; the association was analyzed by significant chi-square for 0.05. Results: 76.5% are between 20 and 34 years old; they are married or in a stable union; 61.4% are high school graduates; 90.2%, Catholic. Very good sexual response was 30.9% before pregnancy, decreasing to 24.9% during pregnancy, in which poor sexual response was more frequent, with 25.6%. There was a significant change in all sexual response variables during pregnancy (p<0.05) and there is an association with gestational age, tobacco and illicit drug use, and pregnancy planning. Conclusion: The sexual response of pregnant women is altered by pregnancy, decreasing as it progresses until the third trimester.
Prevalencia y factores asociados a la disfunción sexual durante la transición a la menopausia y posmenopausia, en el personal docente y administrativo de la Universidad de Cuenca 2022
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2023-02-01) Lituma Campoverde, Gladys Magdalena; Vanegas Coveña, Diana Patricia
Background: Sexual dysfunction constitutes a health issue that directly affects both physical and mental health. In doing so, sexual dysfunction influences intimate and professional relationships. Objective: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with sexual dysfunction during the transition to menopause and postmenopause in faculty and administrative personnel of the University of Cuenca 2022. Methods: Quantitative, analytical, prospective study. A total of 224 women participants met the inclusion criteria. To evaluate sexual function an index of femenine sexual function was applied and was analyzed by a descriptive statistical hypothesis test. A statistical significant difference was determined by p value < 0.05 to report prevalence with a confidence interval of 95%. All bioethical procedures for human studies were followed. Results: The prevalence of sexual dysfunction was 43.8% with 65.3% postmenopausal. The most affected category was desire (34.4%). An association was statistically identified with SD for women with an age of ≥ 50 years (OR = 2.414; IC 95% = 1.349 – 4.320), education (OR = 12.6240; IC 95% = 1.573 – 101.564) and unsatisfied partner relationship (OR = 6.923; IC 95% = 3.809 – 12.582). Conclusions: Nearly half of the participants presented sexual dysfunction with desire being the most affected category. Risk factors included: age ≥ 50 years, education, and unsatisfied partner relationship.