They were prospectively studied 191 patients with a diagnosis of abortion in the regional hospital of the Amazon - Iquitos, 1991. The cases studied were divided into two groups according to the type of abortion presented, describing the epidemiological characteristics of these groups and the frequency and methods used for abortion. Both groups have similar epidemiological characteristics except more or less systemic involvement and mortality observed in induced abortions. The • frequency was higher in induced abortions than for spontaneous. • The average age was 26.5 years with a range between 15 to 44 years, registering an average parity of 3.8 for both groups. In the induced abortions dominated the cohabitation and single-grade secondary education and spontaneous cohabiting and married to the primary level. The highest percentage of women denied having had previous abortions; the i...

Con el objetivo de desarrollar y fortalecer las habilidades para promover el autocuidado de las familias del caserío de Bello Horizonte, distrito de la Banda de Shilcayo, Provincia y Región San Martín; se implementó un “Programa de intervención comunitaria para promover el autocuidado individual y familiar en Bello Horizonte. Junio 2014 – Julio 2015”. Primero se realizó un diagnóstico para identificar y priorizar la problemática. Luego se diseñó cuatro módulos con temas: higiene, manipulación de alimentos, consumo de agua segura, autoestima y comunicación, nutrición, salud reproductiva, anticonceptivos, derechos sexuales, interculturalidad, violencia y cultura de paz. Seguidamente se desarrolló el programa con 75 familias que voluntariamente decidieron participar; se ejecutó 12 talleres de capacitación y 8 visitas domiciliarias a cada familia, con pre y post medici...