Health status of the inhabitants of the villages of Monterrico and La Candelaria, Taxisco, Santa Rosa, Guatemala
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water well, anemia, health status, health indicators, dermatophytes, antibodies against H. pylori and dengueAbstract
In order to establish the health status of the villagers in Monterrico and La Candelaria, Taxisco, Santa Rosa in Guatemala, we assessed the following health indicators: microbiological quality of water wells from the villagers houses, malaria and anemia analysis, fungal dermatophytes, prevalence of dengue antibodies (IgG and IgM) and prevalence of antibodies against Helicobacter pylori (IgG) in each of the habitants on the selected houses, and body mass index (BMI) and presence of intestinal parasite infections in scholars. Sampling and data collection was conducted using a cluster randomized design, where 26 houses in the village of La Candelaria and 30 houses in the village of Monterico we selected and all the residents of such houses where included in the study. The results indicated total coliform contamination in wells from both villages in a proportion of 70% in La Candelaria and 80% in Monterrico, and also fecal coliform contamination in 30% in the village La Candelaria and 53.3% in Monterrico. Prevalence of dermatophyte fungal infections was 34.2% in Monterrico and 37.1% in La Candelaria, and the presence of intestinal parasites in schoolchildren was 13.6% in Monterrico and 18.7% in La Candelaria, indicating poor community health. Prevalence of dengue in the community was established to be equivalent as to what occurs in other regions of the country, opposite to the result for the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori antibodies, which were below to the levels shown in other populations. It was also found, that preventive measures against malaria have had an effective effect in both villages since no positive cases were revealed. This study contributes with the communities in the villages of Monterrico and La Candelaria, to become aware of the health status of their people, to plan intervention measures and to monitor health conditions in the villages.
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