%0 Journal Article
%T La comunidad y el control de Aedes aegypti:: percepci車n y comportamiento respecto al larvicida abate
%A Ana M. de la Cruz
%A Arelys Mesa
%A Jos谷 L. San Mart赤n
%J Revista Cubana de Medicina Tropical
%D 2001
%I Centro Nacional de Informaci車n de Ciencias M谷dicas
%X Dada la persistencia de focos de Aedes aegypti en el municipio Santiago de Cuba en el a o 1998 se realiz車 una encuesta en las viviendas, con el objetivo de conocer la aceptaci車n y el comportamiento de los moradores respecto al abate, precisar los motivos por los que este no se manten赤a en los recipientes y conocer aspectos asociados con la presencia de los focos y su control. Se encontr車 que se manten赤an tanques con agua, en viviendas en la que esta no faltaba, para que la suciedad se sedimentara; 72,2 % lavaba todos sus dep車sitos de agua antes de rellenarlos cada 4 d aproximadamente. Se concluy車 que la suciedad del agua constitu赤a un factor adicional para el mantenimiento de agua depositada, la abatizaci車n de los recipientes con agua para el consumo dom谷stico no cumpl赤a su objetivo, se sobrevaloraba el papel de la fumigaci車n y exist赤an desconocimientos que pod赤an influir en el comportamiento de estas personas. Given the persistence of Aedes aegypti foci in the Santiago de Cuba municipality in 1998, a survey was made among the dwellers of the houses to find out their acceptance and behaviour in relation with temephos, to precise over the reasons why the product was not kept in water containers and to know the aspects associated with the existence of foci and their control. It was found that there were filled water tanks in houses where there was daily water supply so that dirt can deposit and water be used later. In 72.2% of the houses, water tanks were washed and refilled every 4 day approximately. It was concluded that water dirtiness was an additional factor to keep water in tanks, the use of temephos(abate) in water tanks for domestic use did not meet the objective pursued by this larvicide, the role of fumigation was overvalued and lack of appropriate knowledge may influence the behaviour of these surveyed persons.
%K AEDES
%K ENCUESTAS EPIDEMIOL車GICAS
%K TEMEFOS
%K CONTROL DE MOSQUITOS.
%K AEDES
%K HEALTH SURVEYS
%K TEMEPHOS
%K MOSQUITO CONTROL
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