Publication Date
1-2021
Document Type
Article
Organizational Units
College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Anthropology
Keywords
Mortalidad, Diabetes, Enfoque de riesgo, Inequidades en salud, Epidemiología, Mortality, Risk approach, Health inequities, Epidemiology
Abstract
El presente estudio busca analizar la mortalidad por diabetes en Guatemala con el propósito de identificar posibles criterios epidemiológicos que orienten la priorización de acciones de salud pública. El riesgo de morir de diabetes en Guatemala muestra marcadas desigualdades por departamento, las que son aún más marcadas al comparar por municipio. El riesgo de morir es también más alto en mujeres, en personas mestizas o ladinas, en niveles educativos bajos, y en personas que se dedican a ocupaciones elementales. Deberían implementarse medidas de salud pública orientadas a los municipios y grupos en mayor riesgo de morir de diabetes. Este estudio suplementa los análisis producidos por el Departamento de Epidemiología del Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social de Guatemala.
This study seeks to analyze diabetes mortality in Guatemala in order to identify possible epidemiological criteria that guide the prioritization of public health actions. The risk of dying from diabetes in Guatemala shows marked inequalities by department, which are even more marked when compared by municipality. The risk of dying is higher in women, among the Mestizo and Ladino people, at low educational levels, and in people engaged in elementary occupations. Public health measures should be implemented aimed at municipalities and groups at highest risk of dying from diabetes. This study supplements available analyses produced by the Ministry of Health’s Departamento de Epidemiología.
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Publication Statement
This article was originally published as:
Cerón A., & Goldstein G. (2021). Mortalidad por diabetes en Guatemala 2018: patrones e inequidades. [Diabetes mortality in Guatemala 2018: patterns and inequities]. Revista Análisis de la Realidad Nacional, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, 10(198): 76-98. Retrieved from: http://ipn.usac.edu.gt/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IPN-RD-198.pdf
Rights Holder
Alejandro Cerón, Gila Goldstein
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
Spanish (spa)
Extent
23 pgs
File Size
7.0 MB
Publication Title
Revista Análisis de la Realidad Nacional, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
Volume
10
Issue
-55918829222
First Page
76
Last Page
98
ISSN
2227-9113
Recommended Citation
Cerón, Alejandro and Goldstein, Gila, "Mortalidad por Diabetes en Guatemala 2018: Patrones e Inequidades" (2021). Anthropology: Faculty Scholarship. 36.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/anthropology_faculty/36
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