Promoción de la salud mental en los estudiantes de la facultad de ciencias administrativas de la Universidad Técnica de Ambato. Ciudad Ambato. Provincia de Tungurahua. Enero- junio 2015

Abstract

An educational program was designed, which was used for an active participatory, non-experimental descriptive cross-sectional study, with the objective of promoting the mental health through participatory experiential activities in the students of the first semester of Administrative Sciences Faculty in Técnica de Ambato University, for which it was applied validated surveys in a sample of 42 students, the procedure used was stratified probabilistic sampling, where it was considered as masses to the first semester of the faculty; identified demographic data, which were tabulated in excel program; the spaces that are sought were: knowledge and practices on health, mental health, risk factors and positive aspects of mental health is at an intermediate level. As a response to these results, participatory experiential activities where the importance, the care and protection of mental health was promoted. It is concluded that is very important to promoted participatory experiential activities within the institution and recommended created creating environments of integration, cohabitation among students, so that they can be leaders in pro of their mental health, which will benefit for the staff and the university community.