Nivel de conocimientos sobre salud ocupacional en los Estudiantes de Medicina de la Universidad de Cuenca en el año lectivo 2014

Abstract

Background: The absence of the chair of the FCM occupational health at the University of Cuenca, medicine careers has meant that students have a lack of knowledge about general topics.

Objective: To identify the level of knowledge on occupational health in students the Medicine of the University of Cuenca in the 2013-2014 school year.

Methodology: Descriptive research conducted to 453 students FCM, University of Cuenca, for data collection form was used, the data collection was conducted in classrooms, data were entered into a database in SPSS for Windows and the results are presented in simple tables, percentages and frequencies were obtained.

Results: Student population 22 to 23 years with 64.1%, predominantly female, with 58.3%, higher cycle eighth study group with 58.1%, 62.3% lack of generalities Occupational Health, 55% had good knowledge about work hazards, ignorance of 73.28% on Occupational Diseases. A 81.01% knew the role of the Occupational Health Physicians, the 70.86% have not received relating to occupational health issues, the 77.04% pointed to the chair help for professional performance, 50.4% says it should be attached as an elective. Conclusions. The majority (77.04%) of the / o students consider a career in medicine should be integrated in the subject study Pensum Occupational Health thus contributing to improved professional performance.