Perceptions about food, health and self-care in personnel of the National Civil Police of El Salvador

Abstract

The objective of the research was to identify the perception of food, health and self-care in members of the National Civil Police of El Salvador. The methodology: the research was descriptive and based on perceptions and opinions of the participants, which were 300 members of the police corporation selected at their convenience, to whom an ah doc instrument of categorized questions related to the variables under study was administered. Results: 40.7% are in the first level of obesity, 33.3% with overweight, 15% presented morbid obesity, 5.3% have the ideal weight, 5.0% obesity type 2 and 0.7% below normal weight. Conclusions: The food, health and self-care of the police personnel has significant attention deficit, considering the valuations and practices that were identified during this investigation.