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Community interventions integrated in the management, control and prevention of dengue in the province Guayas-Ecuador 2020

Abstract:

Dengue is a febrile disease produced by the DENV virus and transmitted by the Aedes aegypti, it is one of the most common Public Health problems in Latin American countries, including Ecuador. Objective. Evaluate integrated community interventions in the management, control and prevention of dengue in the Duran Canton of the Guayas Province-Ecuador 2020. Methodology: Descriptive, cross-sectional, experimental research with a field study with a sample of 304 household heads, such as Data collection instrument, a structured survey of 10 multiple-choice questions with alternative scales was applied before and after the educational session dictated regarding dengue, etiological agent, symptoms, transmission, control and prevention, the data were transcribed in Microsoft Excel and the free software EPIDAT 3.1 was used to calculate frequency and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Outcome. After the community intervention, through the educational session given regarding dengue, 98.68% (300/304) knew that the transmission was by the bite of the female Aedes aegypti, 98.03% knew a lot about the symptoms of dengue, 99.01% (301/304) always carried out the cleaning and elimination of the breeding sites, 92.43% (281/304) knew about the dengue disease through talks, meetings and conferences, thus evidencing a notable change in the community regarding information on dengue and the activities included in the control and prevention of said disease. Conclution. The community intervention in the Duran Canton of the Guayas Province was comprehensive and dynamic in which the subjects actively participated in the transformation of their reality, contributing significantly to the prevention and control of dengue.