Services on Demand
Journal
Article
Indicators
Cited by SciELO
Access statistics
Related links
Cited by Google
Similars in SciELO
Similars in Google
Share
Revista de Salud Pública
Print version ISSN 0124-0064
Abstract
MINDIOLA, Lina M. and ORTEGA-BOLANOS, Jesús A.. Risk factors associated with diabetes mellitus in indigenous communities of four countries (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Chile) in the period 2010-2020. Rev. salud pública [online]. 2022, vol.24, n.3, pp.1-. Epub Nov 22, 2022. ISSN 0124-0064. https://doi.org/10.15446/rsap.v24n3.102112.
Objectives
To compare risk factors associated with diabetes mellitus in indigenous communities in four countries (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Chile), in the period 2010-2020.
Methods
The collection of information was carried out through consultation in different databases such as: SciELO, PubMed, Dialnet, LILACS, in Spanish, Portuguese and English; the selection of documents was carried out through a systematization matrix and the use of pre-established criteria.
Results
It was highlighted as personal factors to be an older adult, female sex, low level of schooling and unhealthy eating habits; within the cultural aspects the low adherence to conventional treatments and consumption of herbs and medicinal plants; regarding social aspects, migration, poor accessibility to health services and the lack of professionals who know cultural codes were related.
Conclusion
Each country has a predilection for a specific factor, however, there are similarities in terms of personal characteristics, nutritional habits, and cultural factors; the conjugation of these allows the disease to have a higher incidence in some countries compared to others; in addition, there is a significant change in factors that include aspects of the environment.
Keywords : Indigenous peoples; diabetes mellitus; Argentina; Chile; Brazil; Colombia; Latin America; ethnic groups; risk factors (source: MeSH, NLM).