2014, Number 2
Nociones ciudadanas sobre la enfermedad dengue: Epidemia 2009 Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
Castillo-Morán MA, Ureña-Carrillo LE, Plascencia-Campos AR
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ABSTRACT
Background: Dengue disease is a major public health problem when it is known that the incidence has been increasing in recent decades, it is considered that more than 40 % of the world population is at risk to get it. Th e problem is complex and multifactorial. In this sense, a highly infl uential factor is the lack or decreased perception of risk posed by the disease for the public self-care. Objective: To search and describe the knowledge that citizens have with respect to the presence of an epidemic of dengue , its concept, causes , transmission, ways of information , aware of cases outside the home , responsible and signs of alarm. Material and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study in the Metropolitan Zone of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico from July to October 2009, a sample of 3089 households was select, with a three-stage process, neighborhood or locality , block and home. Th e study unit was the person older than 18 years who answered the Population Survey for Detecting Febrile Cases Health Observatory (Observatorio para la Salud) during home visits. Results: 3,089 homes to make a total population of 9,595 people, 52 % women and 48 % men were interviewed, 51% forms the economically active population, 38 % have high school level, professional and post-graduate. Regarding occupation 27% are students and 45 % had formal employment. 73 % defi ned dengue as a vector transmitted disease and 14 % defi ned by its signs and symptoms. 14 % say ignore or have misinformation about the mode of transmission of the disease. Only 6 % was aware of the problem in their school environments -2 % - 3% labor - Community and -1% - . 62 % said they knew of dengue cases outside the home, 54% of these mentions he knows of 2-5 and 18% of 6-10 cases. Replied that 42 % cases increased by poor hygiene and 13 % for lack of participation community. Th ey believe that the responsibility for the epidemic corresponds to 47 % to government and 44 % to society in general, attributing responsibility to the respondent and his family only by 6%. 60 % answered that persistent fever is the main sign of alarm and only 12% mentioned the abdominal pain or loss of consciousness. Discussion and Conclusions: The study population suggests a profile enough to know what dengue is, but we found contrasts. Th ey have no notion of dengue as determined by environmental factors, the conditions conducive to the existence of breeding sites and are not responsible problem. Elements are rescued to continue a research - implementation for the prevention and control of dengue from baseline notions consider the problem of citizens.REFERENCES