Determinantes de salud de mayor incidencia en la población ecuatoriana

Abstract

The lifestyle of a human being is the key to their well-being, since an imbalance that can be affected by different factors in which the population is exposed. They are the determinants of health which infer in health promotion, inferred in different socioeconomic groups that directly affect the health of a community. Objective: To identify the determinants of health with the highest incidence in Ecuador, to know the current situation in terms of health and disease. Methodology: For this descriptive review a search was carried out in Pubmed, MEDLINE, Clinical Key, Scielo; in addition to public institutions of Ecuador such as Ministry of Public Health (MSP), Ministry of Sport, Integral Model of Health Care (MAIS). Once the articles were selected, they were verified by the Scimago Journal & Country Rank platform and considering that these sources belong to journals. Results: Approximately 15 articles that meet the established objectives were selected, on which it was investigated for the elaboration of the present project. Conclusions: Once established the main determinants of health that mostly affect the occurrence of diseases, the socio-economic situation must be improved in order to eradicate poverty, which is the most important indicator for the appearance of various pathologies.