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OBJETIVE: To describe health determinants in adults from the jurisdictions of the North and South Pacific Health Networks in the city of Chimbote. METHODS: A non-controlled descriptive study was carried out. Health determinants were classified in the following categories: bio-socioeconomic characteristics, lifestyle, and social and community support. For the descriptive analysis of categorical variables, relative and absolute frequencies were used. RESULTS: A total of 1 496 adults were included in the study. In the bio-socioeconomic determinants category, 62.2% were women and 53.3% were older adults. In the lifestyle determinants category, 52.4% did not smoke and had not ever smoked regularly, 50.5% did not consume alcoholic bever-ages, and 66.9% had 6 to 8 hours of sleep. In the social/community support determinants category, 53% had been treated at a health facility in the previous 12 months, 47.5% considered the distance between the health facility where they were treated and their home to be average, and 64.6% had public health insurance (SIS) from Perus Ministry of Health (MINSA). CONCLUSION: Most participants completed high school but this level of education did not result in access to higher-scale salaries. In addition, most partici-pants owned their own homes as well as access to basic services but lived in overcrowded conditions. A sedentary lifestyle and high-carbohydrate diet were predominant in this sample, highlighting the need for education to improve health.
OBJETIVO: Describir los determinantes de la salud en adultos de la jurisdicción de la Red de Salud Pacifico Norte y Sur de la ciudad de Chimbote. MÉTODOS: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo no controlado. Los determinantes de la salud fueron descritos mediante las dimensiones: del entorno biosocioeconómico, de los estilos de vida y de las redes sociales y comunitarias. Para el análisis descriptivo de variables categóricas se utilizaron frecuencias relativas y absolutas. RESULTADOS: Se incluyeron 1496 adultos. En los determinantes del entorno biosocioeconómico, el 62,2% son mujeres y 53,3% adultos mayores. En determinantes de estilos de vida, el 52,4% no fuma, ni ha fumado nunca de manera habitual, 50,5% no consumen bebidas alcohólicas y 66,9% duerme de seis a ocho horas. En determinantes de apoyo comunitario, el 53% se atendió en estos 12 últimos meses en un puesto de salud, 47,5% considera que el lugar donde se atendió se encuentra a regular distancia desde su vivienda y 64,6% tiene Seguro Integral de Salud del Ministerio de Salud peruano, SISMINSA. CONCLUSIÓN: La mayoría de las personas estudiadas culminó estudios secundarios y no accedió a mejores escalas salariales. La mayoría cuenta con vivienda propia y servicios básicos, pero viven en hacinamiento. Predomina el sedentarismo y alimentación elevada en carbohidratos.