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    Ganancia de peso y su relación con el uso del implante como método anticonceptivo en mujeres de 18 a 49 años de edad que acudieron a consulta ginecológica privada en la ciudad de Cuenca durante el periodo enero 2018 – febrero 2020
    (Universidad de Cuenca, 2022-09-08) Peralta Albarracín, Jessica Paola; Pesantez Piedra, Melissa; Vintimilla Rojas, Daniela Alejandra
    Background: At the national level, hormonal contraceptive methods present different percentages of use in the population presenting adverse reactions for the health and nutritional status of patients. Objective: To establish the prevalence of weight gain in women between 18 and 49 years of age and its relationship with the use of implants as a contraceptive method who attended a private gynecological clinic in the city of Cuenca during January 2018 to February 2020. Methods: Descriptive statistics were used to evaluate the relationship of the qualitative variables, using medical records and the matrix of contraceptive methods, using the EPIDAT version 4.2 program. Results: In the statistical analysis it was established that 60.8 out of 100 women with implants gain weight involuntarily as a side effect, 86.18% of women gain from 1 to 9 kg, 71.1% presented weight gain with use for a period greater than one year, 56.88% were overweight at the start of treatment; Through the time of use, the BMI changed, resulting in 55.92% overweight, 17.76% Obesity type 1 and 3.29% Obesity type 2. Conclusion: There is a prevalence of weight gain in women aged 18 to 49 years who use the implant as a contraceptive method during 2018 to 2020, categorizing the population into variables, finding exact data to know percentages such as weight gain and BMI elevation with use of the implant.
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    Prevalencia de la ganancia excesiva de peso en mujeres embarazadas de 18 a 45 años de edad de Centro de Salud Carlos Elizalde enero 2017-diciembre 2018
    (Universidad de Cuenca, 2021-03-02) Guzmán González, Edgar Sebastián; Vintimilla Rojas, Daniela Alejandra
    Background:The latest records coming from the Health and Nutrition Survey, Ecuador, register 37.9% and 27.6% of women of childbearing age having overweight and obesity respectively. There is no data on weight gain in pregnancy.Objective:To determine the prevalence of excessive weight gain in pregnant women between 18 and 45 years of age who attended the Carlos Elizalde Health Center in the period of January 2017 -December 2018.Methodology: The research was done under a quantitative approach and it corresponds to the type of retrospective observational research with stratified random probability sampling; It was carried out using the medical records of the pregnant women treated in 2017 -2018 registered in the follow-up matrix for the Obstetric and Neonatal Care, at the Carlos Elizalde Health Center. The medical records were checked, using SPSS and using frequency and percentage charts, to evaluate the relationship with the characteristics of the population.Results:The mean age was 26 years. Of the pregnant women who developed an excessive weight gain: 40.7% lived in an urban area and 28.7% lived in a rural area, 30.3% received basic education, 37.5% are high school degree holders and 56.7% have a third level degree, 26% are from low income, 54.8% middle income and 60% high income, 22.3% started the pregnancy with normal weight, 51.7% with overweight and 52.9% with obesity.Conclusion:The prevalence of excessive weight gain in pregnant women between 18 and 45 years of age who attend the Carlos Elizalde Health Center in the period January 2017 -December 2018 is 37.4%
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    Rol de los probióticos en el desarrollo de una microbiota saludable en el tratamiento de la obesidad: revisión sistemática
    (Universidad de Cuenca, 2021-11-26) González Chiriboga, Josselyn Siboney; Tello Zamora, María Laura; Vintimilla Rojas, Daniela Alejandra
    Background: Obesity is an ever-increasing public health problem with even more significant conditions like diabetes mellitus, heart diseases. Studies indicate that the alteration of the microbiota plays a fundamental role in obesity therefore use of probiotics should be studied to know the role they have on this disease. Objective: This study intends to perform a systematic review of the scientific evidence of probiotics' progress to a healthy microbiota in the management of obesity. Methodology: A Qualitative systematic review was carry out using scientific databases in PubMed, Scopus, and BVS. The search Yielded 2228 articles 6 of them met the inclusion criteria. Results: Our findings suggest that the first article had considerable benefits in the treatment of abdominal adiposity, while in articles 2, 3, and 4, the favorable effect on weight loss, weight maintenance, and the relationship of probiotics involved in the axis intestine-brain is specified. Lastly, in articles 5 and 6 the relationship between probiotics and obesity in pregnant women only one study has benefits. Meanwhile, the other trial reported no significant effects on both weight and control of gestational diabetes. The two studies differ in the term of the supplementation, as well as the amount of probiotic used. Conclusions: The evidence of dietary counseling and probiotic supplementation has an innovative and significant factor to have in mind in treating obesity because this can control central adiposity.