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ORTIZ, Rina et al. Social, educational and economic inequities in the rural population of Quingeo, Ecuador. AVFT [online]. 2017, vol.36, n.2, pp.49-56. ISSN 0798-0264.

Introduction: Ecuador is a Latin American country that has undergone several epidemiological changes in the last decades, according to the demographic transition, characterized by an increase in monetary income, education, employment and improvements in health service. This has led to an adoption of harmful habits that have related to increase mortality from chronic non-communicable diseases. In turn, these diseases have been related to various socioeconomic factors especially in developing country, so the purpose of this study was to evaluate the sociodemographic characteristics of the population of Quingeo, Ecuador. Methodology: A field, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out involving 530 individuals from the rural parish of Quingeo, in the Canton of Cuenca, Ecuador. It was applied a complete medical history including sociodemographic factors such as: age, sex, marital status, socioeconomic status, educational level, work status and occupation. Results: Of the overall of individuals, 59.06% (n = 313) belonged to the female sex. The mean age of the sample was 43.21 ± 18.20 years, with the youngest being the most frequent age group (57.9%; n = 307). The subjects were mainly married, with primary education (47.7%, n = 253), and belonging to working class (49.1%, n = 260). At the same time, individuals in extreme poverty had higher unemployment and illiteracy rates. Conclusion: This study presents a report of the actual socioeconomic and demographic situation of the rural population of Quingeo, where individuals with low socioeconomic strata presented a high percentage of unemployment and low educational level.

Palabras clave : sociodemographic characteristics; educational level; socioeconomic status.

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