Environmental Determinants and Hygiene Habits Related to the Development of Acute Respiratory Infections in Adults Attending P/s OPC, León III Quarter, 2023

¹Licenciado en ciencias de Enfermería, Docente del Departamento de Enfermería. Coordinador de la comisión de Vicerrectoría de Innovación y emprendimiento en enfermería, miembro del Comité de Investigación y Desarrollo en Enfermería, CIDE – UNAN León, Nicaragua

²Bachilleres en ciencias y letras, estudiantes de Enfermería, Dpto. Enfermería, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, UNAN-León, Nicaragua

*Corresponding Author: Rocha Peña Víctor Saúl, Licenciado en ciencias de Enfermería, Docente del Departamento de Enfermería. Coordinador de la comisión de Vicerrectoría de Innovación y emprendimiento en enfermería, miembro del Comité de Investigación y Desarrollo en Enfermería, CIDE – UNAN León, Nicaragua; Email: [email protected]

Received Date: October 17, 2023

Published Date:  November 02, 2023

Citation: Saúl RPV, et al. (2023). Environmental Determinants and Hygiene Habits Related to the Development of Acute Respiratory Infections in Adults Attending P/s OPC, León III Quarter, 2023. Mathews J Nurs. 5(5):25.

Copyrights: Saúl RPV, et al. © (2023).

SUMMARY

Acute respiratory infections (HAIs) include a complex and heterogeneous group of diseases considered a public health problem; The WHO estimates about 3.9 million deaths annually; In Nicaragua it is one of the pathologies that most affects the population. The main objective of this study is to describe the environmental determinants and hygiene habits related to the development of acute respiratory infections in older adults, and thus evaluate how much these factors participate.

The present study is of a cross-sectional quantitative descriptive type, where a sample of 375 people aged 18-90 years was worked, who belong to sector 41 and 42 of the Oscar Pérez Cassar health post, to whom a survey was conducted that It was subsequently processed by the SPSS statistical program. Acute respiratory infections are one of the main reasons for consultation in Nicaragua; Therefore, environmental determinants influence its incidence, and hygiene habits.

Among the environmental determinants that had the greatest relevance were exposures to dust with 85% of the population, followed by the development of respiratory processes due to change of season 68%. These factors, since they are not modifiable, have a greater relationship in the development of HAI. Hygiene habits 99% of the population practices hand washing, 52% do not use a mask, and 51% do not change their toothbrush after an episode of flu and cough; Hygiene habits are modifiable, they serve as measures to minimize the risk of suffering from HAIs.

Keywords: Environmental determinants, hygiene habits, acute respiratory infections