Characterization of individuals with Chagas disease treated in the Valle Los Libertadores Family Health Center and associated establishments in Putaendo, Chile
Authors
Alberto Oyarzún-Serrano
Universidad de Valparaíso. Escuela de Medicina. Campus San Felipe
Paula Guevara-Zamora
Universidad de Valparaíso. Campus San Felipe
Camila Martínez-Silva
Universidad de Valparaíso. Campus San Felipe
Gustavo Espinoza-Olguín
Universidad de Valparaíso. Campus San Felipe
Oscar Valencia-Caicedo
Centro de Salud Familiar Valle los Libertadores
Mario Parada-Lezcano
Universidad de Valparaíso. Escuela de Medicina. Campus San Felipe
María José Cárdenas
Universidad de Valparaíso. Escuela de Medicina. Campus San Felipe
Introduction: Chagas disease is a chronic and systemic parasitic pathology; Chile has an incidence of 11.6 per 100,000 inhabitants, occurring mainly in rural and foothills areas. Putaendo is a municipality of the V region, located in an endemic area, where the current epidemiological reality of the disease is unknown. The objective of the study is to characterize patients with Chagas enrolled in the Family Health Center (CESFAM) Valle Los Libertadores in Putaendo, Chile.
Material and Methods: The study was cross-sectional. All records of patients diagnosed with Chagas disease up to June 30, 2019 were included, excluding deceased patients. The data was obtained from the participating centers’ anonymized database.
Results: The prevalence of Chagas disease in the center was 108 per 100,000, with 98 female and 56 male patients and the highest prevalence among the group from 50 to 59 years of age. With respect to the National Health Fund (FONASA), levels A and B (lower income individuals) concentrate the largest number of Chagas patients (87%).
Discussion: Although the disease could be characterized as being more prevalent in adults, women, and those with low resources, additional studies are needed to objectify the real state of health of these patients.
Keywords:
Chagas, Rural PHC, Epidemiology
Author Biographies
Alberto Oyarzún-Serrano, Universidad de Valparaíso. Escuela de Medicina. Campus San Felipe
Docente Internado APS, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaíso, Campus San Felipe
Médico Centro de Salud Familiar Valle los Libertadores, Putaendo. Tutor Internado APS
Paula Guevara-Zamora, Universidad de Valparaíso. Campus San Felipe
Interna medicina VII año, Universidad de Valparaíso, Campus San Felipe
Camila Martínez-Silva, Universidad de Valparaíso. Campus San Felipe
Interna medicina VII año, Universidad de Valparaíso, Campus San Felipe
Gustavo Espinoza-Olguín, Universidad de Valparaíso. Campus San Felipe
Interno medicina VII año, Universidad de Valparaíso, Campus San Felipe
Oscar Valencia-Caicedo, Centro de Salud Familiar Valle los Libertadores
Médico Centro de Salud Familiar Valle los Libertadores, Putaendo. Tutor Internado APS
Mario Parada-Lezcano, Universidad de Valparaíso. Escuela de Medicina. Campus San Felipe
Docente Internado APS, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaíso, Campus San Felipe
María José Cárdenas, Universidad de Valparaíso. Escuela de Medicina. Campus San Felipe
Docente Internado APS, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaíso, Campus San Felipe
Oyarzún-Serrano, A., Guevara-Zamora, P., Martínez-Silva, C., Espinoza-Olguín, G., Valencia-Caicedo, O., Parada-Lezcano, M., & Cárdenas, M. J. (2021). Characterization of individuals with Chagas disease treated in the Valle Los Libertadores Family Health Center and associated establishments in Putaendo, Chile. Revista Chilena De Salud Pública, 24(2), p. 161–165. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5281.2020.61285
