Analysis of the epidemiological profile of the indigenous community of Hueyapan, Morelos

• Published in: Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Vol. 57; no. 5; p. 291
• Main Authors: Hernández-Torres, Francisca Angélica, Hernández-Nava, Nereyda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Mexico 02.09.2019
• Subjects: Acculturation; Cause of Death; Cross-Sectional Studies; Health Transition; Humans; Indians, North American - statistics & numerical data; Infections - epidemiology; Infections - ethnology; Intestinal Diseases - epidemiology; Intestinal Diseases - ethnology; Mexico - epidemiology; Middle Aged; Morbidity; Noncommunicable Diseases - epidemiology; Noncommunicable Diseases - ethnology; Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology; Respiratory Tract Infections - ethnology; Urinary Tract Infections - epidemiology; Urinary Tract Infections - ethnology; Mexico; Indigenous Peoples; mortality; Health Profile; Morbidity
• ISSN: 2448-5667

The epidemiological transition is a phenomenon that has had a different impact between urban and rural settings. The WHO points out that the population with the lowest socioeconomic status is the most adversely affected for the unequal distribution of resources, indigenous people are a part of this population. To analyze the epidemiological profile of the indigenous people of Hueyapan, Morelos during the months of March to June 2017. A cross-sectional epidemiological study was carried out in the indigenous community of Hueyapan, belonging to the municipality of Morelos, in 2017. A sample of 338 households was calculated; as inclusion criteria, those dwellings where the age of residence in Hueyapan was equal to or greater than four years were taken; a systematic sampling was carried out every three households, in addition, Mexico's INEGI and Health Department databases were analyzed from 2011 to 2015. In relation to morbidity, an upward trend was found in the crude rate, from 119.7 per 1,000 in 2011 to 270.7 per 1000 in 2015, among the most prevalent diseases in those years, infectious diseases were identified as major and the appearance of noncommunicable diseases began to be observed. In relation to mortality, a linear trend was observed in the crude rate of 5.7 per 1000 in 2011 to 6.6 per 1000 in 2015. The epidemiological profile of Hueyapan coincides with a process of epidemiological transition where there is a double burden of disease. This suggests a challenge for the public health area that should be addressed from the creation of health strategies, programs and policies aimed at this population from an intercultural approach.