Caracterización De Los Hábitos Y Estilos Saludables En La Población Adulta En La Vereda Guadual Del Municipio De Supata Cundinamarca

Abstract

Healthy habits and lifestyles are all those measures that a person or community carries out, to improve the state of health, mental and physical, thus preventing chronic non-communicable diseases. Objective: To describe the habits and healthy lifestyles of the adult population of the village of Guadual in the municipality of Supatá Cundinamarca. Methodology: The study conducted in the village Guadual of the municipality of Supata Cundinamarca, in the adult population of the same is characterized by being in an age range of 18 to 95 years, being 13% youth, 52% adult and 35% in the course of life of old age, was a descriptive study, quantitative cut, It was a descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional study and an observational part that helped to make a qualitative contribution to the population, by means of the FANTASTIC instrument and the strategy of the Cundinamarca government "I love myself and they want me to be responsible for my health", identifying the healthy lifestyles and habits of each person surveyed. Results: This work includes 100 participants, who are located in the life courses of youth, adulthood and old age; the description of habits and healthy lifestyles is included, within the findings of importance it was found that 30% of the population has high blood pressure, 43% of the participants consume medications on a daily basis for the management of chronic non-communicable diseases, there is a percentage of the population that currently suffers from overweight and obesity. This is related to the low consumption of fruit and vegetables, and the minimal physical activity. Conclusion: We characterised the healthy lifestyles of the participating population, where we found risk factors that we hope to intervene with the recommendations given both to the healthy population and to those who are currently suffering from a pathology.