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2022, Number 3

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Sal Jal 2022; 9 (3)

COVID-19, El reto sanitario en la población indígena del Continente Americano

Hernández-Sebastián MJE, Sánchez-Alvarado LB, Pasten-Valverde BJ, Hernández-Sebastián R, García-Gutiérrez R

Language: Spanish
References: 19
Page: 171-176
PDF size: 246.65 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Background: COVID-19 has caused a great impact on the general population during 2020 and 2021. The indigenous population represents around 45 million people in the American Continent, being one of the most vulnerable groups, for that reason in this review this population has been chosen as a study subject. Methodology: A qualitative and narrative systematic review was used. The literature research and retrieving was made with the search engine: PubMed. It is important to mention that the presentation of all data is descriptive, without statistical analysis. The proposed objective in this research is to compare the systematic review of the mortality and morbidity between indigenous groups and non-indigenous facing the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: It has been found that the indigenous population is, evidently, a vulnerable group and represents higher risks of morbidity and mortality caused by COVID-19 in comparison to others. This is associated to the next risk factors: geographic distribution of indigenous population, hygienic measures, insufficient medical assistance, and lack of information about the disease. There is also a higher death probability for indigenous hospitalized people caused by COVID-19. Conclusions: It is necessary to implement health strategies that give a higher quality of life, therefore, decreasing the affliction of morbidity and mortality of the indigenous populations in the American Continent because strategies such as health programs tailored to the needs of indigenous people are clearly inadequate.


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