Malaria entre la población Tule (Kuna) del resguardo Caimán Nuevo (Turbo y Necoclí; Antioquia, Colombia), 2003-2004
ABSTRACT: To study the annual incidence or malaria in 2001-2003 among the Tules of Resguardo Caimán Nuevo. Methodology: a descriptive study: a) retrospective: with data search in hospital records of Turbo and Necocli Hospitals and the Local Health Center at the Resguardo; b) prospective: to measure...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2005 |
| País: | Colombia |
| Institución: | Universidad de Antioquia |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio UdeA |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/5039 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10495/5039 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Malaria Tules Kunas Urabá (Antioquia, Colombia) Colombia Necoclí (Antioquia, Colombia) |
| Sumario: | ABSTRACT: To study the annual incidence or malaria in 2001-2003 among the Tules of Resguardo Caimán Nuevo. Methodology: a descriptive study: a) retrospective: with data search in hospital records of Turbo and Necocli Hospitals and the Local Health Center at the Resguardo; b) prospective: to measure malaria prevalence by thick smear. Results: A) Malaria incidence during 2001-2003 according to our patients records. The annual index, per 1000 exposed was 154,67 in 2001, 146,89 in 2002 y 601,17 in 2003. B) According to records at the Resguardo Local Health Center a mean number of a positive thick smear was found in 39,4%. C) Malaria prevalence after active search was 433 (7,16% positive). The mean P. falciparum parasitaemia was 993 parasites/ μL (SD= 678). A 13% had history of malaria during the past month and 31% during the past year. Of all adult women, 41% had history of malaria during a pregnancy, a 76% of the population uses traditional medicine to prevent malaria. Each malaria case resulted in a loss of 7 working days. |
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