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Caracterización del comportamiento sexual y reproductivo y acceso a los servicios de salud, de los estudiantes de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de la Universidad de Cuenca Presentado en el Congreso en Investigación de la Salud: Enfoques, avances y desafíos. Universidad de Cuenca. Junio de 2016
(2016) Andrade, Luis; Vega Crespo, Bernardo José; Davila Vintimilla, Juan Sebastian; Chilet Rossell, Elisa; Ortiz, Priscila; Jaramillo, Sofía; García Alvear, Jorge Luis; Sacoto Coello, Maritza Catalina de la nube
OBJECTIVE: To characterize sexual and reproductive behavior and health needs of students in the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the University of Cuenca. METHOD: descriptive study type. Universe: 3265 students of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the University of Cuenca, in the academic year in September 2014 in february 2015. Sample: was randomized by cluster (ca-reer and courses) in the three schools of the Faculty of Medical Sciences. RESULTS: Of all the surveyed students, 44.7% were from medical school, nursing 27.7%, 27.7% medical technology; 68.6% female and 31.4% male, with a mean age of 21 years; most are unmarried 87.7%, 94.1% are heterosexual, mestizos 97.2% residing in urban areas 81.5%. 45.7% of the women and 70.1% of males are sexually active, 15% are parents, 81.6% have used a contraceptive, however the consistent use of contra-ceptives is 55.1%. 66.2% of respondents have visited a doctor last year; 77.3% handle sufficient information for the prevention of pregnancy and 79.7% for STD prevention. CONCLUSIONS: Although students have information on sexuality and access to health services, adverse effects on sexual and reproductive health are identified as a problem that leads to student dropout and low academic performance. The main solutions to combat the adverse effects include: improving the quality of information, enhance access to comprehensive health services, generating healthy spaces.
Conocimiento actitudes y prácticas sobre el aborto voluntario y terapéutico en especialistas en Ginecología y Obstetricia que laboran en Hospitales Públicos del cantón Cuenca
(2016) Ñauta Baculima, Manuel Jaime; Borja Robalino, Brigith Vanessa; Borja Robalino, Ricardo Stalin; Sacoto Coello, Maritza Catalina de la nube; Abril Matute, Cumanda Patricia; Llerena Cortez, Norma Edith; Mejia Chicaiza, Jorge Victoriano; Vega Crespo, Bernardo José
The penal integral code says that induced abortion is not punishable when it is performed to avoid a hazard on the women health and when the pregnancy is a consequence of a rape to a woman who suffers mental disabilities. OBJECTIVE: This research objective is to identify the knowledge, attitudes and practices of gynecologists from public hospitals in Cuenca on voluntary and therapeutic abortion; also it aims to identify the correlation between: age, gender, and years of practice and religious conceptions of gynecologists about the knowledge of the legislation on abortion and openness to the voluntary and therapeutic abortion. METHODOLOGY: A total of 27 gynecologists who work in public hospitals in Cuenca were surveyed; professionals who are working in centers with internship were selected because they may have a higher contact with patients that require therapeutic abortions, or have seen patients with induced abortions. RESULTS: The sample was composed of 27 specialists in gynecology and obstetrics, with an average age of 37 years, the 77.8% male and 22.2% female; the average time of professional practice was 7.36; the 91.7% of professionals profess a religion, the 88.9% consider the religion how something important in their life. The 81.5% of respondents know that therapeutic abortion is legal in Ecuador; however, the 29.6% can quote correctly the grounds on which abortion is not punishable. The 63% of participants believe that abortion should be decriminalized in Ecuador in all grounds. The 22.2% (n = 6) of the professionals surveyed have made a therapeutic abortion; the 81% of respondents, has seen a patient with an induced abortion during the last year. In this research the association between age, gender, years of practice and religious conceptions of gynecologists, knowledge of legislation about abortion and its opening on voluntary and therapeutic abortion could not be proven. CONCLUSIONS: The knowledge about the grounds on which abortion is not punishable, it is low among gynecologists of public health services; a small percentage of them have experience in performing a therapeutic abortion, however, the 63% have a positive attitude towards the decriminalization of abortion in all its grounds.