Sistema de vigilancia epidemiológica y ambiental de un Centro de Salud, Perú 2022

Abstract

Analyzed, synthesized and continuous information on communicable and non-communicable diseases and population health events is essential for epidemiological and environmental surveillance. As an objective, it was proposed to determine the use of the Epidemiological and Environmental Surveillance System in a health center in Peru. The research was descriptive cross-sectional January-December, 2022. The sample consisted of 52 professionals from a health center. As a data collection instrument, an 8-item questionnaire validated by experts was applied. The data was stored in Microsoft Excel and analyzed using the Epidat 3.0 statistical package to determine percentages and 95% confidence intervals. As a result, within the immediate notification diseases, 94.23% made use of the instrument to notify severe dengue, 90.38% for human influenza caused by new Sub. Type of virus, 88.46% for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and 80.77% for smallpox, in the weekly notification, highlighted 100.00% for Acute Diarrheal Diseases, in the monthly notification, 100.00% for cancer, Regarding environmental surveillance, 59.62% monitored the health of the water, 28.85% monitored the health of the soil, 19.23% monitored the health of the air, and 9.62% monitored the temperature and the humidity of the community where the health center was located. In conclusion, health professionals are responsible for providing adequate information to contribute satisfactorily to the epidemiological and environmental surveillance of the country.