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[Pneumonia and its social representations]
Alicia Hamui-Sutton1, Haiko Nellen-Hummel, Miguel Angel Fernández-Ortega
1División de Estudios de Posgrado, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). lizhamui@hotmail.com
Objective:
To correlate the sociostructural variables with the knowledge about pneumonia and to explore the social representations about the etiology, prevention, development and treatment in poor communities.
Methods:
A survey in 848 adults from seven Rural Health Centers affiliated to IMSS-Oportunidades Program in four States, was carried out.
Results:
One-third of the sample did not understand the term pneumonia; 35 % of the patients with risk factors did not know its etiology; 43 % did not know about associated complications but 85 % considered that it causes death. The use of antibiotics was recognized as a therapeutic measure by 78 % and 20 % did not know how to prevent pneumonia.
Conclusion:
The findings showed a positive attitude to immunization but inadequate information about respiratory diseases. In neighborhoods with insufficient public services (purified water, electricity and paved roads) the ignorance about pneumonia tended to increase.
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