Condiciones ambientales relacionadas con enfermedad respiratoria en menores de 5 años del municipio de Málaga durante el 2019

Abstract

Respiratoy diseases in Colombia are part of the diseases that most affect children under 5 years of age, therefore, it is important to know the environmental conditions that can be related to air pollutants and their posible association with the disease in order to take effective measures that counteract. An exploratory, cross-sectional quantitative study was carried out, the data collection technique was a structured survey applied to the target population during 2019. Finding that Bronchiolitis can be associated with the exposure of toxic chemicals (PR=11,16), while bronchitis due to exposure to tobacco smoke from living with a smoker (PR=2,59), more tan one episode of pneumonia that can be caused by cooking with Wood (PR= 11,57) and with flu continuous vehicular traffic (PR=6,49), in terms of symptoms, living closet o buildings is related to dryness and irritation in eyes, nose and throat (PR= 4,07), sore throat (PR=3,60), dyspnea (PR=3,9). The results found in this study express similarity to other studies in showing how living with a smoker, Wood smoke, living near roads and economic activities such as construction are related to respiratory diseases an affect the most vulnerable subjects such as they are children under 5 years of age.