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MONTESINO VALDES, Catalina. Estratificación del riesgo de leptospirosis en el municipio pinareño de San Luis. Rev Cubana Enfermer [online]. 2005, vol.21, n.3, pp. 1-1. ISSN 1561-2961.

A descriptive, longitudinal study was conducted to stratify the leptospirosis risk in the municipality of San Luis, Pinar del Río, from 2003 to 2004. The universe of study was composed of the population exposed to the risk, whereas the sample was made up of the 13 patients diagnosed in 2003. 10 patients who were diagnosed in 2004 were included in the sample, as well as members of the risk groups that were widened in 2003 as a result of the nurses's intenvention in the community. The variables identified in the sample of 13 patients were: age, sex, epidemiological history, affectations by months and people's councils. The information was obtained from the municipal departments of vectors, zoonosis, vaccination and veterinary. Data were expressed in percentage, average values, mean, and minimum and maximum values. The strata at higher risk for acquiring leptospirosis were the People's Councils of Santa Fe, Santa María, Buenavista and Retiro, all of them from the center of the territory. The main risks were found in the rice growers, in the presence of rodents, and in having animals. The epidemiological stratification made possible the application of intervention strategies with an adequate distribution of activities and resources. After the nursing intervention in the territory, morbidity from leptospirosis dropped by 23.1 %, although it may be concluded that the epidemiological pattern of leptospirosis in San Luis is still invariable.

Palabras clave : Nursing; epidemiological stratification; strata; leptospirosis; risk factors.

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