Nivel de conocimiento sobre riesgo cardiovascular en población con sobrepeso y obesidad del Centro de Salud Daniel Álvarez

Abstract

Abstract: Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in the world, with overweight and obesity being its main risk factor. The present study aimed to develop an educational intervention strategy to improve the level of knowledge about cardiovascular risk. It was a quasi-experimental study, with 180 participants, the knowledge test on cardiovascular risk, pre and post intervention, was applied to evaluate its effectiveness. The data were analyzed using measures of central tendency and dispersion. The bivariate analysis was performed using the Chi square test, Student&#39;s t test, and statistical significance was established at p <0.05. Female subjects predominated with a mean age of 37 years, high school graduates, single, mostly students. It was identified that 60% of the participants had inadequate knowledge of cardiovascular risk. After the intervention, 81.1% had adequate knowledge, demonstrating its effectiveness, being statistically significant.