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[Obstacles to malaria elimination in Guapi-Cauca, Colombia]
Angélica Knudson-Ospina1, Yenny M Barreto-Zorza2, Luz A Olaya-Másmela3
1AK: MD. M. Sc. Infecciones y Salud en el trópico. Ph. D. Salud Pública. Facultad de Medicina, Departamento de Microbiología. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Bogotá, Colombia. raknudsono@unal.edu.co.
Revista De Salud Publica (Bogota, Colombia)
|February 8, 2023
Summary
Community perceptions reveal significant obstacles to malaria elimination in Guapi, Colombia. Poor infrastructure, cultural factors, and limited healthcare access hinder progress in this Pacific Coast region.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Tropical Medicine
- Social Sciences
Context:
- Guapi, a municipality on Colombia's Pacific Coast, faces persistent challenges with malaria.
- Community perspectives are crucial for understanding local health issues and developing effective interventions.
Purpose:
- To identify and analyze the obstacles hindering malaria elimination in Guapi, Colombia.
- To incorporate community perceptions into the understanding of these obstacles.
Summary:
- A qualitative study using focus groups explored community views on malaria elimination barriers.
- Identified obstacles include environmental, cultural, and healthcare-related social determinants.
- Poor infrastructure, mining activities, self-medication, and low adherence to prevention measures were key findings.
Impact:
- Highlights the need for comprehensive, multi-agency interventions tailored to local community characteristics.
- Informs public health strategies for communicable disease control in similar socio-economic and environmental settings.
- Emphasizes the link between municipal planning, infrastructure, and disease elimination efforts.
