Level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices on exclusive breastfeeding in primiparous women at Hospital San Juan de Lurigancho, 2017

Abstract

In the present study, a methodology is used to determine the sociodemographic, cultural, and economic characteristics of women over 18 years old who had an abortion at the Hipólito Unanue National Hospital between January and October of 2015. It was revealed that the sociodemographic characteristics include: early age, cohabiting marital status, secondary education level, currently working, being from the coastal region, residing in El Agustino, and experiencing psychological family pressure due to economic instability. Additionally, the cultural characteristics highlighted include: machismo, due to the lack of partner participation in household chores, a situation unfortunately justified by the respondents; and the Catholic religion, which most respondents profess. Finally, the most notable economic characteristics are: a monthly income between 600 and 1000 soles, monthly expenses less than 600 soles, three people living in the household, no economic dependency, two family members contributing to household expenses, and living in a brick-built house. Keywords: Abortion, Sociodemographic Characteristics, Cultural Characteristics, Economic Characteristics

En el estudio se encontró que el 50% de los participantes presentan un nivel de conocimiento regular y en un 59,6% presentan una actitud favorable ante la vacuna contra el VPH, sin embargo no se evidencia una relación entre el nivel de conocimiento y actitud estadísticamente significativo