TOWARDS BUILDING IN AREA PARTICULARISTIC ETHNOGRAPHIC RISK OF VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS.

Visceral leishmaniasis is endemic in Venezuela and focal character pattern associated with zoonotic primary determinants, physical and social environment, which are associated with poverty and its immediate consequences, such as malnutrition, misinformation, poor room, etc. For this reason, the level of knowledge of specific content on measures aimed at the population at risk was estimated, aiming the active participation of people in the control and the development of habits, attitudes and healthy practices for individual protection and Community. The methodology used was a combination of methods and qualitative and quantitative techniques modifying the original ethnographic techniques proposed National Control Program, using a structured questionnaire and focus groups. Technological composition of control and intervention level was identified. The study population for the first year was 36 families, with 105 inhabitants, with shareholding ratio of 0.63 and the second from 42 to 132 people and 0.83, no statistically significant differences were found by gender and group age, for both years. In the first, once the technical implementation of the focus groups no relevant knowledge of the population on the natural history of disease transmission and prevention were identified. What contributed to significantly improve knowledge of the community in the care components, processing and transmission mode, positively influencing the increase in the proportion of adherence to prevention and control practices (0.52) and control Reservoir (0.26).