Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre la malaria en la población indígena guna de la Comarca de Madungandi, Panamá, 2012

Griffith, Margarita; Rovira, Jose; Torres, Rolando; Calzada, José E.; Victoria, Carlos; Cáceres, Lorenzo

doi:10.7705/biomedica.v35i4.2386

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“…Most of the houses in these communities have zinc plates for roofs and unpainted wooden walls. In comparison, the houses from the Guna indigenous communities followed their cultural tradition and were built with palm leaf roofs, walls made from small woody tree trunks placed vertically, without windows and dirt oors [57]. Our study assayed diverse surfaces such as painted wood, unpainted wood, bamboo, Gira palm and tree trunks.…”

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Fenitrothion Bio-Efficacy on Different Intradomicile Surface Types Against Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) Albimanus in the Main Malaria Endemic Regions of Panama

Carrera

Ramı́rez

Torres-Cosme

2020

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Background: The use of intradomicile residual insecticide on a large scale is a proven and efficacious intervention against malaria mosquito vectors. The objective of the study was determined the bio-efficacy and resistance of fenitrothion insecticide against the mosquito An. (Nyssorhynchus.) albimanus Wiedemann. Methods: This study included seven communities located in different endemic regions where fenitrothion is used to control An. (Nys.) albimanus populations. The test of bio-efficacy and susceptibility were conducted following the WHO standard bioassay methodology.Results: The average percent mortality of An. (Nys.) albimanus exposed to fenitrothion in the seven communities tested were 96% and 92% for the first two months. This bio-efficacy was maintained until the fifth month with 81% mortality in communities with high IRS coverage. Anopheles (Nys.) albimanus was susceptible to the organophosphate insecticides fenitrothion and malathion, as well as to carbamate Propoxur but resistant to pirimiphos-methyl and chlorpyrifos.Conclusion: This study demonstrates that fenitrothion maintains an elevated insecticide residuality and toxic effect on different types of surfaces until the fifth month post-application. Furthermore, An. (Nys.) albimanus remains highly susceptible to this insecticide, providing a high degree of protection against mosquito bites inside households, and interrupting malaria transmission in places with high IRS coverage and where the mosquito is still susceptible to fenitrothion application.

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Fenitrothion Bio-Efficacy on Different Intradomicile Surface Types Against Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) Albimanus in the Main Malaria Endemic Regions of Panama

Carrera

Ramı́rez

Torres-Cosme

2020

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“…La aplicación de este instrumento en el campo de las enfermedades vehiculadas por vectores ha permitido ofrecer recomendaciones para el diseño e implementación de estrategias comunitarias en diversos escenarios. Por tanto, los resultados obtenidos han contribuido no solo a aportar evidencias sobre el comportamiento de las variables e indicadores explorados, sino también a promover cambios positivos en el control vectorial y en la prevención de las enfermedades en las Américas, especialmente en relación con las arbovirosis y la malaria (OPS, 2008;Griffith et al, 2015;Delcid Morazán, Barcan Batchvaroff, González y Barahona Andrade, 2017;Hernández, 2017;Castañeda Porras y Zuleta Dueñas, 2018;Hernández, Pérez, Portal, Polo y Castro, 2019;López, Torres, Corominas Díaz, Guzmán Pérez y López Martínez, 2019).…”

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“…A pesar de que la mayoría de los encuestados identificaron la picadura de mosquito como principal vía de transmisión de estas enfermedades, persisten criterios erróneos y en algunos casos hicieron referencia a factores de riesgo como vías de transmisión, lo que coincide con estudios similares realizados en países de Latinoamérica (Griffith et al, 2015;Delcid Morazán et al, 2017;Hernández, 2017;Hernández et al, 2019;López et al, 2019).…”

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«Sácale los pies al mosquito»: resultados parciales de la implementación de un programa educativo en República Dominicana

Bautista

Barrios

Sosa

et al. 2019

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En República Dominicana, las campañas de concientización encaminadas a informar, sensibilizar y movilizar a las comunidades en la eliminación de los riesgos asociados a la presencia de enfermedades vehiculadas por mosquitos (Diptera: Culicidae) se desarrollan, fundamentalmente, durante los períodos epidémicos, careciendo de sostenibilidad en el tiempo. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue desarrollar el programa educativo «Sácale los pies al mosquito» para la prevención y el control de enfermedades vehiculadas por mosquitos en Jarabacoa, municipio ubicado en la Cordillera Central. El programa consta de cuatro fases: diagnóstico, planeación, ejecución y evaluación. En la fase de diagnóstico se aplicó una encuesta CAP a 17 centros educativos de enseñanza media, para un total de 639 encuestados. A partir de los resultados obtenidos se desarrollaron charlas educativas y talleres dirigidos a satisfacer las necesidades de aprendizaje identificadas y fomentar la participación consciente y sostenible de los escolares en las acciones de prevención y control, tanto en el entorno escolar como comunitario. Conjuntamente, se creó un sitio web como espacio de divulgación científica sobre las temáticas abordadas. Los resultados obtenidos, a partir de la implementación del programa educativo, han aportado elementos claves para promover la participación de las comunidades en la prevención y control de esta problemática, así como garantizar la sostenibilidad de las acciones desarrolladas.

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“…In an interview about terms applied to malaria in Madungandi, it was called boni cortiquit , which means yellow fever, since they said that when you suffer from this disease the eyes turn yellowish. Other names given were kui boni , which means mosquito disease, boni , which means disease, and wegueler , which means fever [34]. However, malaria in the Guna population of Madungandi is not perceived as a problem, due to the co-existence that they historically have had with the disease.…”

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“…However, only 6% use it to treat malaria. Nevertheless, 78% perform traditional practices such as ‘Smoking of the Pipe’ and ‘Burning of the Cocoa and Pepper’ to prevent malaria [34]. Other indigenous groups of the country have specialists divided into several disciplines that are in charge of curing diseases through a direct relation with the spirits [22].…”

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Social representations of malaria in the Guna indigenous population of Comarca Guna de Madungandi, Panama

Cáceres

Calzada

Gabster

et al. 2017

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BackgroundThe purpose of the study was to recognize the social representation of the Guna indigenous population by identifying cultural elements related to malaria, in order to create an intercultural approach to any health intervention to control and prevent the disease.MethodsThis qualitative study has an anthropological focus that used participant observation, informal conversations, focus groups, interviews, in-depth interviews with key actors. Analyses included review, classification and categorization of interviews.ResultsMalaria within the Guna culture is in harmony with several cultural factors, such as magic, religion, beliefs, myths, and nature. The health system must include these factors in its intercultural approach to ensure the sustainability of anti-malarial intervention measures. Until this is not properly addressed, the Guna population of Madungandi will remain a permanent source of risk for malaria transmission in this region and for the rest of the country.ConclusionThe findings of this study contribute new variables that can facilitate an intercultural approach to improve the perception of malaria in the indigenous population of Comarca Guna de Madungandi, Panama.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12936-017-1899-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre la malaria en la población indígena guna de la Comarca de Madungandi, Panamá, 2012

Cited by 10 publications

References 14 publications

Fenitrothion Bio-Efficacy on Different Intradomicile Surface Types Against Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) Albimanus in the Main Malaria Endemic Regions of Panama

Fenitrothion Bio-Efficacy on Different Intradomicile Surface Types Against Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) Albimanus in the Main Malaria Endemic Regions of Panama

«Sácale los pies al mosquito»: resultados parciales de la implementación de un programa educativo en República Dominicana

Social representations of malaria in the Guna indigenous population of Comarca Guna de Madungandi, Panama

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