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Health conditions of quilombola community in the north of Minas Gerais
Condições de saúde de comunidade quilombola no norte de Minas Gerais
Condiciones de la salud de la comunidad quilombola en el norte de Minas Gerais
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Abstract Objective: To characterize the health of a quilombo community in northern Minas Gerais. Method: This was a descriptive study of a quantitative nature, from the secondary data collection system of the Primary Care Information - SIAB, 2010. Results: It was observed that most households own brick house... view more
Objective: To characterize the health of a quilombo community in northern Minas Gerais. Method: This was a descriptive study of a quantitative nature, from the secondary data collection system of the Primary Care Information - SIAB, 2010. Results: It was observed that most households own brick house (89,4%), households are mostly supplied by water from wells and springs (66,3%) without the use of the method for purification (91,3%), household garbage and waste (32,0%) are deposited in the open, 74,0% of households have electricity from the public. It observed that the most prevalent diseases were hypertension (9,5%) and Chagas disease (2,5%). In risk analysis, 47,1% of households classified as medium risk. Conclusion: The data shows the vulnerability of the health conditions of quilombola families.... view less
Keywords
ethnic group; Brazil; Latin America; South America; living conditions; way of life; risk; illness; endangerment; health
Classification
Medical Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 1847-1855
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 7 (2015) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2015.v7i1.1847-1855
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed