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ARNOLD DOMINGUEZ, Yuri. Evaluation of surveillance and vector control at Tomás Romay polyclinic in the municipality of Habana Vieja, 2009. Rev Cubana Hig Epidemiol [online]. 2012, vol.50, n.2, pp.222-230. ISSN 1561-3003.

Introduction: Vector-borne diseases are a health problem on the increase, due to their growing geographic expansion, the alarming rise in their incidence, and their endemic nature in many countries. Such is the case with dengue. Objective: Evaluate surveillance and vector control in Tomás Romay health area, municipality of Habana Vieja, during cycle No. 172, corresponding to April 2009. Methods: An observational descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted through the design of a tactical evaluation. The sample was constituted following criteria provided by experts from the Municipal and Provincial Departments of Surveillance and Vector Control. Operators were chosen by simple random sampling, picking the first fifteen obtained (operators A and B). Community workers were chosen by staged systematic sampling, where 20% were picked. Results: The dimension structure complied with the standard (more than 80% of the essential criteria were evaluated as acceptable) (88.95%). The dimension process only complied with non-essential criteria (57.14%). The dimension outcome complied with the standard for non-essential criteria (81.81%). The standard for non-essential criteria was complied with in 85.71%. Conclusion: Surveillance and vector control were evaluated as Unsatisfactory, for they did not comply with the standard for non-essential criteria corresponding to activities required for optimal program performance.

Palabras clave : health surveillance; vector control.

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