Diseño de estrategia de intervención educativa sobre factores de riesgo de maltrato infantil en cuidadores de niños/as menores de 10 años. Gruta de Lourdes. Riobamba. Enero - junio 2016.

Abstract

The aim targeted to design a strategy of educational intervention about risks factor of children mistreat in care servers of children under 10. It was performed a descriptive correlational study of cross-sectional type, in the universe of 34 care servers of children under 10 years from Gruta de Lourdes neighborhood from January to June 2016. Data were collected by means of structured surveys validated by a group of experts. The SPSS statistical program was used as well as the Fisher test for the relationship between variables with a level of significance of p <0,005. The study group was mainly made up care server between 25-34 years representing 47,1%, with a child on their charge with 55,9%, secondary instruction with 52,9% mixed race with 91,2%, common-law relationship with 47,1% and housewife with 52,9%. The unsatisfactory knowledge about risk factors of children mistreat was predominant in this study with 79,4%. According to the dimensions, the unsatisfactory knowledge in: children mistreat with 53,0%; risk factors with 85,3%, prevention forms with 81,7%. Statistically significant relationship between biological-social features and knowledge was not found, (p<0,005). It is concluded that knowledge about risk factors of children mistreat is not satisfactory, hence it is recommended to implement the strategy of educational intervention designed from the data gathered which will allow to increase the knowledge of this health issue in the study group.