Autocuidado en las gestantes de 13 a 22 años atendidas en un Centro de Salud de la ciudad de Guayaquil año 2020.

Abstract

Self-care tells us about taking care of their own health and that is where the educational role of the nurse intervenes because it is necessary to teach pregnant women. Objective of this study is to describe self-care in 13 to 22-year-old pregnant women. Methodology descriptive, qualitative, prospective, cross-sectional study. Results of the parameters gave us that the predominant characteristics in pregnant women according to age are 19-22 years of which 78% do not work and those who do work have an 8-hour schedule, 85% have only attended high school and that 70% already have up to 2 children, in self-care we pregnant women have to carry out 3-4 controls, 85% do not control their weight, which 80% eat 3 meals a day and the food most consumed are fats, with a daily intake of 6 glasses of water, sometimes dental controls are carried out, in the most relevant medicines are Iron and Folic Acid, the Tetanus vaccine has a 50% application in 2nd dose, its intimate hygiene is they perform 1 time a day, perform prenatal exercises 1 hour a day, the most relevant tests are those of HIV, Blood Type, VDRL and in the alarm signs if they have knowledge of them. Conclusion, it was shown that pregnant women need more teaching in self-care in order to improve the quality of life of patients.