Factors Associated with Noncommunicable Diseases in an Indigenous population of Colombia

Authors

  • Omar Andrés Ramos Universidad del Cauca, Colombia
  • Sandra Jimena Jácome Universidad del Cauca, Colombia
  • Andres Felipe Villaquiran Hurtado Universidad del Cauca, Colombia
  • Lizeth Melisa Bedoya Luligo Universidad del Cauca, Colombia
  • Ana Maria Omen Tintinago Universidad del Cauca, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.39.02.001.416

Keywords:

Risk factors, indigenous community, chronic diseases , public health- Colombia

Abstract

Descriptive, cross-sectional study with 76 people belonging to the Yanaconas Indigenous Resguardos of Rioblanco - Colombia. An instrument based on  the STEPS -OMS protocol was used, to determine the factors associated with noncommunicable diseases in the population. The participants were between the ages of 29 to 59 (60.5%); regarding health behaviors / exposures, the majority of the population is physically active since the most used means of transportation is non-motorized "walking" (46.1%). The indigenous community was found to have risk factors such as  low educational level y bad eating habits; the exposure to wood smoke in this population is high at 57.9%; however the  tobacco use was lower at 3.9%  and the alcohol use 34.2%.

Author Biographies

Published

2023-09-18

Issue

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Similar Articles

91-100 of 1095

You may also start an advanced similarity search for this article.

Most read articles by the same author(s)