Percepción del riesgo y estrategias de comunicación social sobre el dengue en las Américas

[Risk perception and strategies for mass communication on dengue in the Americas]

Authors: San Martín, José Luis1; Prado, Mónica2

Source: Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública/Pan American Journal of Public Health, Volume 15, Number 2, February 2004 , pp. 135-139(5)

Publisher: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

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Abstract:

Dengue is clearly a very serious public health problem. In the Americas the number of dengue cases has been increasing since the 1960s, and outbreaks of the disease have been occurring more frequently. Furthermore, the density of infestation with the disease vector, the Aedes aegypti mosquito, is high in the Americas. The general strategy for preventing and controlling dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever is based on promoting behavior changes that lead to incorporating the community in controlling the disease, particularly the vector. In order to achieve this, mass communication programs on dengue should have two primary aims: converting information into practice and encouraging the community to take over prevention and control measures. The new generation of programs should be designed based on the local sanitation structure (water distribution and waste disposal) as well as information on community organizations and the roles of different family members. Furthermore, the new programs should incorporate all the following ten components: epidemiological surveillance, intersectoral actions, community participation, managing the environment and basic services, patient care, case reporting, education, using insecticides and vector control, training, and preparing for emergencies. Communication should be aimed at modifying the behavior of individuals and the community by empowering them to carry out prevention and control measures.

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Programa de Dengue, Organización Panamericana de la Salud, Washington, D.C. 2: Consultora en comunicación social en salud para los programas de dengue de los países americanos

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