Estudio epidemiológico en el área de Salud de Entre Ríos

objective: to determine the major diseases and health problems in the rural community of entre ríos. design: cross-sectional descriptive study. setting: primary care. health area of entre ríos village, caroebe, rr, brazil. main measurements: socio-demographic and morbidity data in patients with a diagnosis of chronic diseases, outpatient and emergency visits and risk factors are recorded. results: there was a predominance of cases aged 0-10 years (36.09%) and of female gender (61.4%). patients with chronic diseases identified in the hypertension and diabetes mellitus programme constituted 2.98% (72 cases). tropical diseases: malaria, dengue fever, leishmaniasis are frequent with 16 cases (0.66%), 20 cases (0.81%), and 24 cases (0.99%) respectively. other respiratory and intestinal type diseases constitute 13.26 % and 10.36 % respectively. there were 41 pregnant teenagers (15-18 years), 66% of cases seen in the prenatal programme. conclusions: patients classified with non-communicable diseases are controlled and receive consistent healthcare. there is a predominance of patients with communicable diseases, mainly acute respiratory and intestinal infections. tropical diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, and leishmaniasis are common health problems in this region. of all patients, 63.28% received emergency healthcare. pregnancy in adolescence is an important health problem. toxic habits, poor nutrition and lack of education are risk factors for the occurrence of diseases in this community.