Resumen

MEDINA PEREZ, José Martín; FERNANDEZ FUENTES, Misveide; RIVAS LORENZO, Ángela María  y  RODRIGUEZ VERA, Carmen de las Mercedes. Risks to human health in "Hoji Ya Henda" neighborhood, Menongue city. Medicentro Electrónica [online]. 2018, vol.22, n.3, pp. 248-254. ISSN 1029-3043.

A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to describe the existence of risks to human health in "Hoji Ya Henda" neighborhood from Menongue city, Cuando Cubango province, Republic of Angola during the first semester of 2017 and based on the perception of fifth -year nursing students. The main environmental risks identified in the community were the presence of vectors in the houses (100 %), their constructive state (91 %), water quality (88 %) and lack of water inside them (80 %); while excessive consumption of alcoholic drinks and other toxic substances were among the psychosocial risks not associated with workers' health

Palabras clave : health status indicators; environmental exposure.

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