Intervención educativa en estudiantes de la comunidad rural de Texca, Guerrero, México para la prevención y riesgo de infección por trypanosoma cruzi

Abstract

Chagas disease is a problem for global public health, especially in countries in Latin America where the disease is endemic. In the state of Guerrero, Mexico, the geographic, ecological and environmental characteristics have favored the presence of the vector transmitting the disease. The preventive strategies related to housing, where the vector can be found, have been carried out through chemical control, which contaminates and affects the health of the population. One option for disrupting vector transmission is environmental education, which plays an important role in acquiring knowledge, skills, knowledge and attitudes that help solve environmental problems and improve their quality of life. The objective of this action research was to implement and evaluate an Environmental Education Program to infl uence knowledge, knowledge, attitudes and skills, thus reducing the risk of infection by Trypanosoma cruzi