Evaluation of the National Scabies´ Control and Prevention Program. Colon 2006.

Abstract

The scabies is a skin parasitic disease. The erroneous treatments and bad diagnostic contribute to the persistence of this infestation. Cuba , like the rest of the world, continues being affected with a substantial increment of this dermatosis, and the municipality of Colon , in the province of Matanzas , has not been exempt to this. In the present investigation we evaluate the Scabies Control and Prevention Program during the period from January 1st to December 31st 2006 . We visited the three health areas of the municipality to obtain information on the organizational structure and the resources they counted with. A survey was also applied to the family doctors and nurses to know about their training level. The data were processed and the results are shown in tables; they were classified in acceptable or not acceptable. The structure, the process and the result were evaluated as not acceptable. The rate increased with regard to the previous year because of the deficient structure and the lack of the necessary resources for the medical care, and also because of the insufficient knowledge of the team to manage the disease, among other causes.