Risk factors for the intra domiciliary transmission of chagas disease, dengue feverand water borne parasites in the users of hogar de cristo foundation. A contribution for a healthy house.

Abstract

Under the definition of "ill house", this research has the aim to identify risk factors that allow the transmission within the house of tropical diseases vector transmitted (Chagas and dengue) and water transmitted (protozoa and heminths), in extremely empoverished families in Guayaquil. The objective of this study is to give suggestions in order to improve the quality of life of inhabitants that use "caña guadua" houses provided by an NGO Hogar de Cristo to people with an income of less than I dollar per day The coclussions and recomendations advócate towards the formulation of public policy regarding the development of a "healthy house" model. This is a multidisciplinary study of 99 houses, with 455 inhabitants in Lomas de la Florida, El Mirador, Colinas de la Florida, and Sergio Toral, no conditions for the development of Triatoma dimidiata were identified nevertheless proper factors for the growth of Aedes aegypti were found. Water supply was found to be very sensitive to feacal contamination and protozoal transmission (Entamoeba hisolytica and E. coli). Social and psycological factors are present and important, beliefs and ideas solidly installed in the cultura lead to low social responsability, barriers towards changes in the ideas of life, health and disease were identified in both personal and comunitary aspects.