Epidemiological behavior of covid-19 and central american countries’ hygiene approach towards it
International Journal of Development Research
Epidemiological behavior of covid-19 and central american countries’ hygiene approach towards it
Received 01st October, 2020; Received in revised form 20th November, 2020; Accepted 09th December, 2020; Published online 30th January, 2021
Copyright©2021, MSc. Roberth Steven Gutiérrez-Murillo, MSc. Andrea Del Pilar Trujillo Rodríguez, MSc. Carlos Alberto, Ramos Torres, MSc. Raime Rolando Rodríguez Díaz, MSc. Renata Jacobovski, BSc. Chared Nicol Godoy Ñustes, BSc. Lina Lizeth Leal Ospina, 2021. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This paper aimed to analyze the hygienist strategies adopted by the Council of Ministers of Health of Central America (CMHCA), in the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and to describe the epidemiological profile of COVID-19 in such territory during 2020. A mixed study (quantitative and qualitative) was carried out. Firstly, we opted for a research framed in the mixed ecological type (of time series and multiple groups), of descriptive nature and with quantitative bias (to describe the epidemiological behavior of COVID-19). Next in order, a documentary critical review, with a qualitative bias and an analytical approach, which investigated official documents published by the CMHCA was carried out (to analyze the hygienist strategies adopted by the CMHCA). Up to December 31, 2020, a total of 2.538.723 (X=105.531; SD=89.225) infections by SARS-CoV-2 were notified in Central America. The three highest coefficient of contagion were noted in Panama (n=246.790; 9,72%), Costa Rica (n=169.312; 6,67%) and Guatemala (n=138.012; 5,44%). Furthermore, 22,26% of the total registered cases were recovered and the regional lethality coefficient of COVID-19 was 0,62%. Guatemala (n=4.813; 30,28%), Panama (n=4.022; 25,31%) and Honduras (n=3.130; 19,7%).
