Knowledge and awareness of chagas disease and the kissing bug by possible carriers. A quali-quantitative analysis in Santiago del Estero.
Chagas disease has always been associated with poverty and ignorance. PAHO/WHO consider it as a forgotten and neglected disease. Despite being an infectious pathology produced by a parasite, several social, cultural, economic and ecological components greatly obstruct its eradication. Santi...
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Knowledge and awareness of chagas disease and the kissing bug by possible carriers. A quali-quantitative analysis in Santiago del Estero. |
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Knowledge and awareness of chagas disease and the kissing bug by possible carriers. A quali-quantitative analysis in Santiago del Estero. |
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Knowledge and awareness of chagas disease and the kissing bug by possible carriers. A quali-quantitative analysis in Santiago del Estero. |
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knowledge and awareness of chagas disease and the kissing bug by possible carriers. a quali-quantitative analysis in santiago del estero. |
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Chagas disease has always been associated with poverty and ignorance. PAHO/WHO consider it as a forgotten and neglected disease. Despite being an infectious pathology produced by a parasite, several social, cultural, economic and ecological components greatly obstruct its eradication. Santiago del Estero is a province where Chagas disease is endemic and active due to propiciating socio-economical conditions, but departments Ojo de Agua and Quebrachos were considered “free of infected vectors" in 2013 by PAHO/WHO.
The aim of the present work as to identify the knowledge level possible human carriers have about Chagas and the kissing bug in three rural areas in the Ojo de Agua and Quebrachos departments.
An observational, cross-sectional descriptive study was accmplished. Study sample: 100 possible carriers of Chagas disease randomly selected. Surveys and interviews were conducted and analyzed qualitatively with subjective interpretation. Student’s T-test model was used for statistical analysis and the chi-squared test for nominal data. There was a significance level of 95%.
The data shows that despite living in poverty, 98% of the surveyed inhabitants are familiar with the kissing bug and 83% of them know of the Chagas disease. However, they had vastly different interpretations about the consequences they bring.
It was interpreted that despite their knowledge and awareness, inhabitants normalize the disease vector and the possible consequences of Chagas disease, and instead focus their concern on animals that spell more imminent death or danger to them. |
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I10-R10-article-256182019-11-11T21:18:27Z Knowledge and awareness of chagas disease and the kissing bug by possible carriers. A quali-quantitative analysis in Santiago del Estero. Conocimiento del Chagas y la vinchuca por probables portadores de la endemia. Análisis cuali- cuantitativo en Santiago del Estero Vilchez, G Trucchia, S chagas kissing bug awareness poverty vinchuca chagas pobreza conocimiento Chagas disease has always been associated with poverty and ignorance. PAHO/WHO consider it as a forgotten and neglected disease. Despite being an infectious pathology produced by a parasite, several social, cultural, economic and ecological components greatly obstruct its eradication. Santiago del Estero is a province where Chagas disease is endemic and active due to propiciating socio-economical conditions, but departments Ojo de Agua and Quebrachos were considered “free of infected vectors" in 2013 by PAHO/WHO. The aim of the present work as to identify the knowledge level possible human carriers have about Chagas and the kissing bug in three rural areas in the Ojo de Agua and Quebrachos departments. An observational, cross-sectional descriptive study was accmplished. Study sample: 100 possible carriers of Chagas disease randomly selected. Surveys and interviews were conducted and analyzed qualitatively with subjective interpretation. Student’s T-test model was used for statistical analysis and the chi-squared test for nominal data. There was a significance level of 95%. The data shows that despite living in poverty, 98% of the surveyed inhabitants are familiar with the kissing bug and 83% of them know of the Chagas disease. However, they had vastly different interpretations about the consequences they bring. It was interpreted that despite their knowledge and awareness, inhabitants normalize the disease vector and the possible consequences of Chagas disease, and instead focus their concern on animals that spell more imminent death or danger to them. La enfermedad de Chagas se la relaciona, desde sus inicios y hasta nuestros días, con la pobreza y la ignorancia. La OMS y OPS la mencionan como una de las enfermedades desatendidas u olvidadas. A pesar de ser una patología infectocontagiosa producida por un parásito, posee una gran cantidad de componentes sociales, culturales, económicos y ecológicos que la hacen muy compleja para su resolución. Santiago del Estero es una provincia donde el Chagas es endémico y activo, se debe a que posee características favorables para su desarrollo. Los departamentos Ojo de Agua y Quebrachos fueron considerados “libres de vectores infectados en el año 2013” por la OPS. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue identificar y analizar el grado de conocimiento que poseen personas probables portadoras sobre el Chagas y la vinchuca en tres parajes de los departamentos de Ojo de Agua y Quebrachos. Se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo, transversal. Muestra: 100 habitantes, probables portadores del mal de Chagas, seleccionados por muestreo aleatorio simple. Se realizó encuesta y entrevistas. Se evaluó cualitativamente con interpretación subjetiva y el análisis estadístico se realizó con la prueba “t”. Las variables categóricas se trataron con x2. Se estableció un nivel de significación de 95%. A partir de los registros analizados se observó que los habitantes, a pesar de su pobreza, poseen muy buen conocimiento sobre la vinchuca, el 98% sabe de ella y el 83% sobre la enfermedad de Chagas, sin embargo en lo cualitativo existían diferentes interpretaciones sobre las consecuencias que ocasionan. De la interpretación realizada surge que a pesar del conocimiento de los habitantes, viven una naturalización del vector y las probables consecuencias de la enfermedad de Chagas, existiendo para ellos otros animales que les preocupan porque pueden producir muerte inminente. Universidad Nacional Cba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología 2019-10-08 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/25618 Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Córdoba.; 2019: Suplemento JIC XX Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Córdoba; 2019: Suplemento JIC XX Revista da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Córdoba; 2019: Suplemento JIC XX 1853-0605 0014-6722 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/25618/27359 Derechos de autor 2019 Universidad Nacional de Córdoba |