Community strategy of health promotion for the reduction of dengue

Authors

  • Fátima Monserrate Figueroa Cañarte, MSc Facultad de enfermería. Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, Ecuador
  • María Quijije Ortega, MSc Facultad de enfermería. Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, Ecuador
  • Lourdes Bello Carrasco, MSc Facultad de enfermería. Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, Ecuador
  • Patricia Loor Vega, MSc Facultad de enfermería. Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, Ecuador
  • María de los Ángeles Moreno, MSc. Facultad de enfermería. Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, Ecuador

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37117/s.v2i13.162

Abstract

Abstract

Dengue for many years has been one of the diseases transmitted by the mosquito AedesAegypti with greater importance in the world, considering Latin America as one of the places with the greatest spread of dengue; The problem that was evidenced in this investigation is the deficiency in the application of educational campaigns which affects the propagation of the vector, Jaramijó has been a vulnerable canton before the presence of vectorial diseases, affecting its population that is susceptible for lack of knowledge ; Constituting as general objective to promote an educational strategy through primary actions and epidemiological surveillance with participation and social responsibility that responds to the educational needs of this community; The method used is descriptive because it allows the collection of data without the investigation procedures altering the object of study and as an empirical method surveys as a tool to collect information to know the level of knowledge of the population on dengue before and after dengue intervention; These activities were carried out between October 2015 and October 2016 in the village of Miduvi, the universe was 500 inhabitants and the sample of 384 based on the significance value of 5%, the community strategy made it possible to reduce the pockets of infection through the Community participation and the implementation of preventive community actions which contributed to improve the quality of life

Kidwords:    Dengue, community strategy, community participation

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Published

2019-01-23

How to Cite

Figueroa Cañarte, F. M., Quijije Ortega, M., Bello Carrasco, L., Loor Vega, P., & Moreno, M. de los Ángeles. (2019). Community strategy of health promotion for the reduction of dengue. Sinapsis, 2(13). https://doi.org/10.37117/s.v2i13.162