Incidence of malaria among indigenous people associated with the presence of artisanal mining

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the incidence of malaria among indigenous people associated with the presence of artisanal miningin the state of Pará. Method: Analytical, cross-sectional study conducted with 20,774 cases of malaria in indigenous people in the state of Pará (2011 to 2020). The data came from the Malaria Epidemiological Surveillance Information System, obtained from the Pará State Department of Public Health. In the analysis, Spearman’s correlation coefficient was used, with a significance of 5% (p < 0.05). Results: Incidence rates were high, especially in the Tapajós River Indigenous Special Health District (372.2/1,000 inhabitants). There was association between the incidence of malaria and the presence of indigenous people in artisanalmining activities on the Tapajós River (p=0.0008). Conclusion: The occurrence of malaria is unequal among the Special Indigenous Health Districts, being more frequent in those with greater mining activity, configuring exposure to the disease. It is necessary to adopt intersectoral measures, especially in areas of vulnerability to illness.

Prevalencia y factores de riesgos de Malaria en pacientes febriles del Distrito 22D03 Aguarico-Salud Aguarico, 2022

“…Los factores de riesgos de malaria en el cantón Aguarico afectan especialmente a varones indígenas que viven en zonas rurales debido al contacto con personas infectadas, el no uso de toldo, hacinamiento y presencia de agua estancada cerca de las viviendas. Estos hallazgos guardan relación con lo encontrado en estudios de (Meireles et al, 2020) y (Aguiar et al, 2022) y (Caldas et al, 2023), quienes destacan la gravedad de la malaria en hombres indígenas de zonas rurales. De manera similar, otros estudios efectuados por (Workineh et al, 2021), (Duguma et al, 2022), (Padrón Echenique et al, 2021), (Cardona-Arias et al, 2019, (Woday et al, 2019), también confirman que el contacto con infectados, la falta de uso de mosquiteros, la presencia de agua estancada cerca de los hogares y el hacinamiento aumentan el riesgo de contraer malaria.…”