El estrés laboral es un problema que afecta a todas las profesiones, sobre todo durante la actual pandemia por Sars – Cov – 2, se ha incrementado la sobrecarga de actividades laborales en los docentes universitarios que continúan sus actividades en la modalidad de teletrabajo. El propósito del presente trabajo fue identificar los estilos de afrontamiento que más adoptan los docentes universitarios frente al estrés laboral. Mediante un diseño descriptivo no experimental de tipo transversal en una población de 89 docentes a tiempo completo de la Facultad de Ciencias Administrativas y Económicas de la Universidad Técnica de Manabí a quienes se les aplico el cuestionario de afrontamiento al estrés (CAE). El resultado de este trabajo ha arrojado datos relevantes y pertinentes estableciéndose como estilos de afrontamiento más utilizados por los docentes: la búsqueda de apoyo social, la evitación, la expresión emocional abierta y la reevaluación positiva. Conclusión: El personal docente universitario en modalidad de teletrabajo por la emergencia sanitaria de Sars – Cov – 2 presenta estilos de afrontamiento inadecuados ante el estrés laboral que resultan poco saludables en el desarrollo de estrategias desadaptativas que disminuyen la interacción con sus pares y la capacidad de resolver problemas relacionados con sus actividades laborales. Palabras clave: Estrés laboral, Afrontamiento, Pandemia, Docencia, Teletrabajo.

Poor eating habits and an increased sedentary lifestyle are responsible for obesity being one of the main public health problems in Ecuador and the world. Several factors can modulate the risk of an infant to be obese, considering genetic, environmental and sociodemographic variables. The aim of this study is to analyze the evidence on the relationship between breastfeeding (BF) and obesity in childhood and thus contribute to the planning of prevention strategies from an early age. A nationally representative sample of children under 5 years of age from the National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT, 2018) was used. We used heteroscedasticity and autocorrelation tests of the data to rule out possible statistical modeling problems and used multicollinearity tests to avoid redundant information in the models. We also calculated confusion matrices to test the correct specification of the models. In addition, we used a binary logistic linear regression model where the Odds Ratio (OR) with their 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were estimated for each of the independent variables. Our results show that those children who were breastfed show a greater protective factor against obesity compared to those children who were not breastfed. That is, our results show that exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of life increased 2 times (OR= 2.01; CI=1.91-2.17) the probability of not suffering from obesity. Other significant protective factors are the mother's age, the mother's educational level and the mother's area of residence. The recommendation derived from this research is that BF should be carried out until the sixth month of life of the infant and complemented with solid (non-milk) food until two years of age and beyond since this could protect against childhood obesity and its associated comorbidities in adulthood, although the benefit that BF can offer against the risk of obesity in the general population is small.

In Ecuador, cervical cancer is among the main causes of death per year and generates a large outlay of resources. The Cancer Society is the governing body in cancer care and treatment, however, the determination of the costs involved in these procedures is not established, in this sense, the objective of the research is to present a cost determination mechanism of the medical procedures associated with the areas of responsibility that deal with cervical cancer. A retrospective-descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in the year 2020 of the expenses that were generated in all the patients attended. The results show that the outpatient clinic (56%) was the area of ​​responsibility that deals with cervical cancer that generated the most costs, while the clinical laboratory area (0.2%) was the one that did the least. The research reveals the need for a tool that calculates the cost of medical procedures, ensuring that the resources allocated to cervical cancer, the subject of this article, are optimized and serve to improve the quality of life of patients.