Principales padecimientos y enfermedades en preescolares del Valle del Mezquital, Hidalgo

Authors

  • Edith Yesenia Peña Sánchez
  • Lilia Hernández Albarrán

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/iia.14055066p.2005.19030

Keywords:

health, illnesses and cultural syndromes

Abstract

This communication try to reflect about the main illnesses and suffering in the preschools (four to six years old) associated to the hñähñüs actual life conditions in Alto Valle del Mezquital, Hidalgo. To observe the morbid-death profile in relation to the use of attention system and survival strategies developed by domestic units from the anthropophysic focusing. For that reason, it was established a sample of 215 cases (115 boys and 100 girls) in 185 domestic units in the Cardonal Council, Hidalgo. Likewise, mothers caring preschoolers were applied a semi-structure interview about ecologic place, socioeconomic data about domestic units’ characteristics and infant healthy-illnesses. Getting that, even though the death rate has been reducing nowadays, continues the prevailing about poor illness and cultural syndromes.

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Published

2010-08-24

How to Cite

Peña Sánchez, E. Y., & Hernández Albarrán, L. (2010). Principales padecimientos y enfermedades en preescolares del Valle del Mezquital, Hidalgo. Estudios De Antropología Biológica, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.22201/iia.14055066p.2005.19030

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Simposio: entorno, población, salud y cultura