Conocimientos y actitudes de atención integral en salud en casos de violencia basada en género de internos rotativos de medicina de las cohortes septiembre 2021 - agosto 2022 y mayo 2022 - abril 2023 del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso. Cuenca, Azuay

Abstract

Background: Gender-based violence is a public health problem which is increasing every day and it is violating human rights, so, it is important that health personnel know its care protocol to act properly because it is often the first place where victims go for attention. Objectives: To determine the knowledge and attitudes in comprehensive care in cases of gender-based violence of undergraduate medical interns from the September 2021-August 2022 and May 2022-April 2023 cohorts of the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital. Cuenca, Azuay. Methods: A descriptive, prospective and cross-sectional study was carried out. The universe was made up of 196 undergraduate medicine interns, a sample calculation was applied for a finite population obtaining a sample of 165 participants. Data were collected using a previously validated 24 questions form that assesses knowledge and attitudes. The information was collected in a database in SPSS V24, and later analyzed in tables of frequencies and percentages. Results: A medium and high level of knowledge about 77.6% was obtained, highlighting women and men, respectively. The 99.4% of participants, mostly women, reveal a neutral-positive attitude on the subject. About 94.4% of participants, mentioned that it is important to know about this problem. Conclusions: Gender violence increases and compromises an area manages by medical personnel. A positive attitude towards this reality will allow to handle it with quality. It is recommended that health institutions develop more instruction on this topic.