Family typologies for dengue prevention in Colombia

The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics and risk factors of the context to establish family typologies based on the control and prevention of dengue in the Department of Córdoba, Colombia, through a cross-sectional analytical study carried out during the year 2021 with 328 families. For this purpose, the proportional random stratified sampling technique was used, with a 90% confidence level and 7% error. Associations between pairs of variables were measured using the chi-square test at a significance level of 5%. For the joint measurement of the associations between variables, a multiple correspondence analysis was used. The grouping of families was done using a conglomerate analysis (cluster) and Ward’s hierarchical agglomerative method. Four types of families were determined, highlighting two among them. The first, with 163 households, mainly from Montería, groups families with better educational levels, higher income, greater participation in preventive programs, better access to public services and less presence of stagnant water; the second group is composed by families with incomplete elementary school, precarious access to drinking water and/or sewage services, lower economic income and higher prevalence of the triggers for the spread of the vector. The analysis of the link family/dengue prevention justifies further studies on the subject for the implementation of comprehensive contextualized strategies that address the particularities of the territory and the variability of sociodemographic characteristics.

Keywords:
Dengue; Family; Disease Prevention; Risk Factors