Incidence and prevention measures of hypertension in teaching basic schools, middle and upper (UPSE) cantones of Salinas and La Libertad in the province of Santa Elena. (2008 -2009)

Authors

  • Bertha Maggi Garcés Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena, Ecuador Author
  • Juan Monserrate Cervantes Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena, Ecuador Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26423/rcpi.v1i1.40

Keywords:

arterial hypertension, primary hypertension, secondary hypertension

Abstract

Arterial hypertension (HBP) is a world public health problem; the province of San- ta Elena is no exception, due to the spectacular progress of this disease it seems pertinent to study the incidence and preventive measures of hypertension in our population. Teachers participating in the study come from primary and secondary schools of Salinas and La Libertad, and from the State University Peninsula de Santa Elena, 06/2008-04/2009 academic period.  The methods:  historical, logical, deductive, comparative analytic and mathematical.  Universeand sample: 1725 teachers. Results: greater incidence of HBP in women than in men.  The most affected population is between 40 and 60 years old.  In La Libertad, out of 419 secondary school teachers, 76 (18%) are hypertensive, 63 of them (83%) are secondary hypertensive and 13 (18%) are primary hypertensive. Out of 491 primary school teachers, 49 (9%) are hypertensive, 3 of them (7%) have primary HBP, and 40 (7%) secondary HBP. In UPSE, out of 285 teachers, 45 have HBP, 3 of them are primary hypertensive (6,7%) and 42 (93.3%) are secondary hypertensive.  In Salinas, out of 366 primary school teachers , 32 (9%) have HBP, 6 of them (19%) are primary and 26 are secondary (81%).    Out of 164 secondary school teachers, there were 16 cases with HBP (10%), 6 of them are primary (37.5%) and 10 are secondary (62.5%). Conclusion: There is more incidence of HBP in teachers from La Libertad than Salinas. A training program has been planned as a preventive measure, among others.

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2012-10-11

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