Abstract

RAMIREZ RODRIGUEZ, Maely et al. Leadingtendencies of knowledge about community participation in leaders for the prevention of leptospirosis. AMC [online]. 2017, vol.21, n.2, pp. 237-245. ISSN 1025-0255.

Background: in the last years of the province of Pinar del Río, there is a somewhat downward trend in morbidity and mortality due to leptospirosis, although it shows indicators slightly above the incidence rate at the national level, as the prevalence of Risk that violate the environment, not achieving stable results in reducing the incidence and control of this condition.  Objective: to determine the level of knowledge of community leaders for community participation in leptospirosis prevention in the La Conchita and CelsoMaragoto Popular Councils of the Pinar del Río municipality during the period January - February 2016. Methods: a quantitative, descriptive, cross - sectional study was carried out to determine trends in knowledge in community leaders towards the prevention of leptospirosis. The study area consisted of the 333 community leaders of the Popular Councils: La Conchita and CelsoMaragoto, belonging to the Hermanos Cruz and Raúl Sánchez health areas respectively, Pinar del Río municipality. Theoretical methods were used: historical-logical, analytical-synthetic and inductive-deductive; As well as empirical: document analysis, observation, interviews with community leaders, focus group and survey. Results: the level of knowledge of community leaders within the popular councils after applying questionnaires that included main aspects about leptospirosis, community participation, as well as level of motivation and attitude for prevention of leptospirosis with community participation, is still insufficient, approving The questionnaire less than half of the participants. Conclusions: community leaders have insufficient knowledge to achieve preventive actions with community participation, which leads to improvisation and voluntarism, that a training program will be useful to increase knowledge in community leaders and to achieve effective and sustainable changes in the control and prevention of Leptospirosis.

Keywords : DISEASE PREVENTION; LEPTOSPIROSIS [prevention & control]; PROMOCIÓN DE LA SALUD; RISK FACTORS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, DESCRIPTIVE.

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