Pertinencia de una estrategia educativa sobre la prevención de enfermedades no transmisibles en los promotores de salud
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Introducción: Las enfermedades no transmisibles representan una de las principales causas de morbilidad y mortalidad en Guatemala. En el municipio de Morales, Izabal, las enfermedades cardiovasculares, la diabetes mellitus y la enfermedad renal crónica han mostrado un incremento progresivo, lo cual exige estrategias comunitarias de prevención. objetivo: Valorar la pertinencia de una estrategia educativa para el desarrollo de promotores de salud en la prevención de enfermedades no transmisibles en Morales, Izabal. Método: Se desarrolló un estudio con enfoque cualitativo, en el que se consultaron las investigaciones de autores que abordaron el mismo objeto de estudio y que fueron publicados en plataformas con respaldo científico como PubMed, Scopus, SciELO, Web of Science y Google Scholar entre otras, en el periodo de tiempo del 2020 al 2025. Resultados: La sistematización de la literatura logró identificar tres categorías centrales: a) apropiación de conocimientos en salud preventiva, b) liderazgo comunitario fortalecido y c) retos para la sostenibilidad del rol del promotor. Los testimonios expuestos en algunas estrategias reflejaron una percepción positiva de la estrategia educativa, destacándose la utilidad de los talleres participativos y la importancia del acompañamiento institucional. Se definió estrategia educativa para el desarrollo de promotores de la salud para la prevención de enfermedades no transmisibles. Conclusiones: La sistematización realizada permitió observar que la estrategia educativa en los entornos utilizados, favoreció el empoderamiento de los promotores de salud, quienes reconocieron su papel como agentes de cambio en la prevención de este grupo de enfermedades.
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