Behavior of the viral hepatitis type A according to risk factors in Trinidad municipality

Autor: Martha Quesada Concepción, Ángel Alexis Rodríguez Fabelo, Yanelis Emilia Tabío Henry
Jazyk: Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Revista Científica Infociencia, Vol 14, Iss 3, Pp 1-12 (2010)
ISSN: 1029-5186
Popis: The viral hepatitis type A is the most common cause of all viral hepatitis presenting itself in endemic and epidemic forms where persist unfavorable environmental risk factors that keep a high incidence for this desease. A descriptive investigation was made with the objetive of determining the behavior of the viral hepatitis type A on the four health areas in Trinidad municipality in the period betwen january 1 st and 31 st , 2009. The sample was formed by 100 sick persons that keep the inclusion criteria. Some variable were used: incidence, age, sex, healt area and risk factors. It was observed that the highest rates concerning 100 000 inhabitans were found in: the health area of Caracusey (23,1), the masculine sex ( 134,3); Condado gave the lower index under the water potability (94,1%), Policlinic l was the most affected by the presence of uncleaned graves (40%) and by garbage deemp (39,0%). There was greater incidence of the desease in the Condado health area, the bad handling of the solid residue and liquids influenced in the morbility of the desease.
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