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http://dspace.udla.edu.ec/handle/33000/11622| Tipo de material : | bachelorThesis |
| Título : | Análisis epidemiológico de intoxicaciones agudas en el Ecuador del 2004 al 2016 |
| Autor : | Moya Berni, José Andrés |
| Tutor : | Ortiz Prado, Esteban |
| Palabras clave : | EPIDEMIOLOGÍA;ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS;ENFERMEDADES BACTERIANAS;INTOXICACIONES AGUDAS |
| Fecha de publicación : | 2019 |
| Editorial : | Quito: Universidad de las Américas, 2019 |
| Citación : | Moya Berni, J. A. Análisis epidemiológico de intoxicaciones agudas en el Ecuador del 2004 al 2016 (Tesis de pregrado). Universidad de las Américas, Quito. |
| Resumen : | Las intoxicaciones agudas son una de las principales causas de visitas a los servicios de emergencias a nivel mundial... |
| Descripción : | Acute poisonings are one of the main causes of visits to emergency services worldwide. In Ecuador, very little information is available, so it is of national importance to know the epidemiological and geo-demographic data of these pathologies. Describe the frequency and distribution of acute poisoning according to socio-demographic and etiological characteristics of acute poisoning in Ecuador during the period 2004 - 2016. Methodology materials and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional observational study was conducted, based on the record of care of 93,913 people diagnosed with acute intoxication in the emergency services of health units nationwide during the period 2004 - 2016, available in the Statistical Registry of Hospital Beds and Expenditures of the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses of Ecuador (INEC). In Ecuador, a total of 93,913 cases of national poisonings were recorded from 2004 to 2016. The largest number of reported cases were in men with 52 percent N equal 48,834 and women with 48 N equal 45,079. The main substances related to poisonings in Ecuador were pesticides with 29.5 percent in women and 28.1 percent in men, followed by the toxic effect of contact with poisonous animals 19.4 percent women and 29.1 percent men and other causes of non-poisoning. specified 18.1 percent and 16.6 percent respectively. The mestizo ethnic group being the majority affected with 81 percent of total cases and the average age was 27 years in men and 23 in women. The most affected provinces are Guayas, Pichincha, Los Ríos, Manabí and Azuay. There is a higher frequency of poisoning in men than in women, but the average age is lower in female victims. The most affected ethnic group is mestizo. The most common cause is accidental ingestion or contamination with agricultural substances such as pesticides and the most affected province is Guayas. This study helps to have systematized information on acute poisonings in Ecuador and can contribute to the design of public prevention policies in the most affected groups and places. It shows that poisonings are a public health problem that should be considered as such. |
| URI : | http://dspace.udla.edu.ec/handle/33000/11622 |
| Aparece en las colecciones: | Medicina |
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