Burden of disease in Latin America

Gómez Dantés H, Castro MV, Franco-Marina F, Bedregal P, Rodríguez García J, Espinoza A, Valdez Huarcaya W, Lozano R; Red de Investigación sobre Carga de Enfermedad del Observatorio de Salud. Iniciativa para América.; Lozano R, Mendes Schramm Andrade J, Goncalves Valente J, Bedregal P, Margozzini P, Zitko P, Peñaloza Quintero RE, Rodríguez J, Espinoza A, Zacca Peña E, Séuc A, Domínguez E, Gómez Dantés H, Castro V, Méndez O, Franco Marina F, Rodríguez Ábrego G, Valdez W

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To describe the burden of disease studies made in the region, identify the main priorities in health from the indicator Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs). MATERIAL AND METHODS: By the use of DALYs identify the burden of disease in the countries in the network. RESULTS: DALYs emphasize the emergency of mental disorders, diabetes mellitus in women and the disorders associated with alcohol consumption and injuries in men. CONCLUSIONS: Latin America is the region with more national studies of burden of disease, using a standardized methodology, that allows identifying new health priorities which are pressing to the health services; for that reason these results constitute an element to take into account in the establishment of public policies in each country.

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Título de la Revista: Salud Publica de Mexico
Volumen: 53 Suppl 2
Editorial: INST NACIONAL SALUD PUBLICA
Fecha de publicación: 2011
Página de inicio: 72
Página final: 77
Idioma: Español
Notas: MEDLINE