Emerging arboviruses (dengue, chikungunya, and Zika) in Southeastern Mexico

Influence of Socio-Environmental Determinants on Knowledge and Practices

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ID5169868
AuthorsRoberta Causa (0000-0003-1567-5441, Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública, España; Hospital Universitario de Puerto Real, España), Héctor Ochoa-Díaz-López (0000-0002-8421-4983, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur), Ariane Dor (0000-0002-3483-9547, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, México; El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, México), Fernando Rodríguez-León (0000-0003-1360-0577, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur), Roberto Solís-Hernández (0000-0002-5662-7430, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur), Ana Laura Pacheco-Soriano (0000-0002-5922-2260, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur)
Year2020
Volume36
Issue6
Pagese00110519-e00110519
Publication date2020-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311x00110519
PMID32578804
OpenAlexW3036369252
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2020000605003
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited27

The proliferation of arboviruses and their vectors is influenced by a complex interplay between vector, environment and human behaviors. The aim of this work is to analyze the influence of socio-environmental determinants on knowledge and practices regarding arboviruses transmission, among the residents of three communities on the southern border of Mexico. Between June 2017 and August 2018, a set of 149 households from three communities of Tapachula (Chiapas) and Villahermosa (Tabasco) were covered. This study consists of the application of a community prevention project. Different surveys and methodological approaches were used. Associations between socio-environmental determinants and knowledge and practices for arboviruses transmission control were estimated by odds ratio. Logistic regression and qualitative techniques were used. Although around 75% of households had an adequate knowledge about arboviruses' origin and transmission, only 30% of them adopted adequate practices. Domestic risk practices were associated with serious deficiencies in water and sanitation services. Furthermore, a perception of greater risk and difficulty in complying with preventive measures were detected. An adequate knowledge does not necessarily lead to adequate prevention practices. Intermediate social determinants influence on the persistence of risk behaviors for arboviruses proliferation. Addressing such related aspects requires the achievement of an effective and sustainable vector management

Biology · Chikungunya · Dengue fever · Environmental health · Geography · Logistic regression · Mosquito control · Sanitation · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Transmission (telecommunications) · Vector (molecular biology) · Zika virus · Engineering · Immunology · Medicine · Mosquito-borne diseases and control · Viral Infections and Vectors · Virology · Zoonotic diseases and public health

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