Abstract

MEZQUIA VALERA, Alina et al. Risky environmental conditions for acute respiratory infections in primary school students. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2011, vol.27, n.2, pp. 155-160. ISSN 0864-2125.

Introduction: deterioration of environmental conditions contributes in a very important way to disease processes because of to expose to urban population to diseases and risks very well identified and well known. Objective: to identify the risky environmental conditions at homes, schools and its surroundings for prevalence of respiratory infections in the students during 2006-1007 courses. Methods: a cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted in students from 1st to sixth degrees from the universe of primary schools of "Cayo Hueso" popular council of the Centro Habana municipality. In mothers a questionnaire was distributed with related questions and the environmental conditions of schools and its surroundings were assessed according to the guidances of previously drew up guides. Results: prevalence of acute respiratory infections was achieved from the students of the "Pedro Carbó Serviá", "Salvador Cisneros Betancourt", "Fernández Roig" and "República de Bolivia" schools which have more environmental risk factors and/or those with great frequencies of students with risky environmental conditions at home, school and surroundings.

Keywords : Students; environment; acute respiratory infection.