Conocimientos de estudiantes de medicina sobre la Agenda 2030 de la ONU

Jorge Villalba-Arias; Gabriela Sanabria; Iván Barrios; Julio Torales

doi:10.52379/mcs.v6i1.238

Medical students' knowledge of the UN 2030 Agenda.

Authors

Jorge Villalba-Arias Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, San Lorenzo, Paraguay https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1153-2673
Gabriela Sanabria Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Santa Rosa del Aguaray, Paraguay https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5001-9733
Iván Barrios Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, San Lorenzo, Paraguay https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6843-7685
Julio Torales Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, San Lorenzo, Paraguay https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3277-7036

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52379/mcs.v6i1.238

Keywords:

conocimientos, desarrollo sostenible, estudiantes, Naciones Unidas

Abstract

Introduction: At a United Nations General Assembly, a commitment was signed that guided development policy at the international level by outlining the responsibility of rich countries to support poor countries through aid, debt relief and improved market access; this commitment would become known as the Millennium Development Goals. This later evolved into the Sustainable Development Goals. Objective: to determine the knowledge of students of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the National University of Asuncion (FCM - UNA), Santa Rosa del Aguaray Campus regarding the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Methods: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study. An online survey was conducted among all undergraduate students of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the National University of Asuncion - Santa Rosa del Aguaray Campus. Results: of the total of 91 students, 35 (38.4 %) responded affirmatively that they have heard or read about the United Nations 2030 agenda. 34 out of 35 (97.1 %) answered that the Agenda 2030 is an Action Plan led by the United Nations, regarding the knowledge of the objectives, 4 students (11.4 %) correctly identified the 17 objectives of the agenda, 8 (22.8 %) students have missed 1 or 2 objectives and the same number have missed between 3 to 4 objectives; 2 (5.7 %) do not know the objectives and 1 (2.8 %) answered that the objectives of the agenda are not among the options. Conclusion: knowledge of the 2030 agenda is scarce, but in accordance with similar publications in health students.

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