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- Title
Jerarquización de zonas de atención prioritaria para la minimización del riesgo biológico en situación de crisis.
- Authors
Montaño-Gómez, Ariana; González-Cañizalez, Yomar; Coello-Pisco, Silvia; Hidalgo-Crespo, José
- Abstract
Objective: To propose a tool to identify local communities that require public health work priority, taking into account factors that influence adherence to risk minimization guidelines, especially in lock-down environments and unconventional workplaces. Methodology: An ordering algorithm, based on the theory of uncertainty, was applied to classify population zones exhibiting high levels of infection and non-compliance with regulations in Guayaquil, during the last 'weekend' lockdown episode in July 2021. Seven urban sectors showed the highest number of infections (more than 70% of the local population): Vergeles (A1), Samanes (A²), Socio Vivienda (A3), Guasmo Norte (A4), Fertisa (A5), Alborada (A6), Urdesa (A7). Seven risk factors were identified after a path analysis of compliance hypothesis (²/gl=3,6; CFI≥0,91; TLI=0,90, RMSEA=0,05), based on a random sample of n=515 adults living in the affected areas. Results: Adherence to norms is influenced by the safety climate, perceived risk and risk understanding. The ordering threshold (h) leaded unidirectional relationships between variables. Conclusions: Adding more factors are believed to increases the differentiation path. The results showed that Vergeles, Norte and Fertisa were the areas with the highest priority for public health care {A4, A5, A6}>{A2}>{A3}>{A1}>{A7}.
- Publication
Revista de Salud Pública, 2022, Vol 24, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
0124-0064
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15446/rsap.V24n5.102219