Situación de salud en asentamientos precarios / The health situation of precarious settlements
Rev. chil. salud pública
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21(2): 142-149, 2017.
Article
in Spanish
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RESUMEN
OBJETIVO:
Conocer la situación de salud de los miembros del Campamento Manuel Bustos, en la región de Valparaíso, considerando sus características socioeconómicas y ambientales y la autopercepción del estado de salud. Material yMÉTODO:
Se realizó una investigación cuantitativa, descriptiva y no experimental. Se aplicó un cuestionario a través de una entrevista semiestructurada a una muestra de 89 familias del campamento.RESULTADOS:
Las familias del campamento se caracterizan principalmente por ser jóvenes, asistir a controles (principalmente el Niño Sano y EMPA), estar casi en su totalidad inscritos en un CESFAM. Las viviendas poseen irregular eliminación de excretas y un 40% de los hogares tiene algún miembro con hipertensión arterial. En promedio, los residentes valoran su estado de salud con nota 5 en una escala de 1 a 7.CONCLUSIÓN:
Se observó que la situación de salud de los habitantes del campamento presenta aspectos positivos vinculados a la inscripción en CES-FAM y la asistencia a controles. No obstante, la alta presencia de hipertensión arterial, las precarias condiciones de eliminación de excretas y la presencia de basurales cercanos son factores de riesgo para la salud, que deberán ser atendidas por los organismos gubernamentales y no gubernamentales que trabajan en este territorio.ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the health status of members of the Manuel Bustos Settlement, in the region of Valparaiso, in terms of socioeconomic and environmental characteristics and their self-perceived health status. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
A descriptive and non-experimental quantitative study was conducted. A questionnaire was applied through semistructured interviews to 89 families in the settlement.RESULTS:
Families of the settlement are characterized principally by their young age, for attending regular health appointments (mainly the Well Child check ups and preventative annual physical exam for adults), and, in the case of the majority, for being enrolled in a local community health center. Their houses have irregular human waste disposal and 40% of households have a member with hypertension. On average, the residents valued their health status with a grade of 5, on a scale from 1 to 7.CONCLUSIONS:
The health situation of the inhabitants of the settlement presents positive as-pects related to health center enrollment and regular attendance of controls. However, the high prevalence of hypertension, the precarious conditions of eliminating human waste, and the pre-sence of nearby landfills are risk factors for health that must be addressed by government and nongovernmental organizations, which work in this territory.
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Main subject:
Suburban Population
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Diagnosis of Health Situation in Specific Groups
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Suburban Health
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. chil. salud pública
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad Andrés Bello/CL
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Universidad de Playa Ancha/CL
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