Prevención de diarreas infantiles
Acute diarrheal disease is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in developing countries, mainly among children under 5 years of age, and E. coli is an important etiological agent of these diseases.In developing countries, the high rates of acute diarrheal diseases are often a reflection...
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2019
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| Sumario: | Acute diarrheal disease is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in developing countries, mainly among children under 5 years of age, and E. coli is an important etiological agent of these diseases.In developing countries, the high rates of acute diarrheal diseases are often a reflection of the poor living conditions in these societies. In addition to the high mortality that they cause in sectors of the population with scarce resources, they are a cause both of retardation in the growth of children and of deterioration in those who survive. The situation is very serious and complex, since it implies deep cultural roots and factors that add to the most evident socioeconomic inequalities [10].Man as a food handler assumes a leading role in the dissemination of these bacteria. Historically, health risks have been interpreted mainly from a scientific perspective, but for some time now it has been known that risks are perceived and interpreted in a very different way by the different groups that make up society. The evaluation of health risks has great implications for control strategies. The basic perceptions of the community and its frames of reference must be well understood before interpreting the risks and planning any type of communication or health intervention [8, 11].We propose a prospective observational analytical study investigating the presence of virulence genes of these bacteria in the faeces of children attending the Health Center No. 16 of Guaymallén, Mendoza, for their attention for presenting a picture compatible with diarrhea, collecting all the possible epidemiological information, to detect risk behaviors, and determine the perception that the individuals involved have of them.According to the results obtained, new information systematization recommendations will be elaborated that contribute to optimize data collection and establish an epidemiological surveillance system.In addition to increasing the knowledge of the epidemiology of the pathogen involved, these results would provide invaluable information regarding the perception of risk and generate, as a consequence, education programs that contribute to modifying risk behaviors in addition to raising awareness of the population's leading role in the prevention of disease. |
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