Historical traces of COVID-19 in the medical care of the inhabitants of Manicaragua, Cuba

Authors

  • Yaimelin Carrazana Santos University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.
  • Yisley Mesa Reyes University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.
  • Yadalys Delgado García University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.
  • Julio Obdulio Alvares Alonso University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.
  • Aray Cabello Cabrera University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.
  • Leyanis Conde López University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Keywords:

history of medicine, coronavirus infections, community medicine, education, medical

Abstract

Background: the COVID-19 pandemic has had a disruptive socioeconomic effect on the world; but it has left traces that constitute lessons learned among the population of many countries.
Objective: to describe the historical traces of COVID-19 in the municipality of Manicaragua, Villa Clara, Cuba, as an expression of the reorganization and regionalization of health services that the confrontation with the pandemic demanded.
Methods: a quantitative longitudinal descriptive study was carried out on the behavior of COVID-19 in Manicaragua from the beginning of the pandemic, April 2020 to 2022. Theoretical methods were used: analytical-synthetic and historical-logical; empirical ones: documentary analysis; and mathematical-statistical: for absolute and relative values.
Results: the impact of COVID-19 was analyzed based on the diagnosed cases and their incidence rates per population in the different health areas. Predominant figures stand out: the town of Manicaragua and the age group from 19 to 64 years as the ones with the highest presence of infected people, the highest source of infection was intra-domiciliary and the United States as the country that contributed the highest number of infected people. Some forms of social indiscipline are argued as causes of epidemiological outbreaks.
Conclusions: COVID-19 left traces that can be considered historical in Manicaragua, since it represented a pause in its social development and a reordering of medical care services. Failure to comply with the protocols and community action against social indiscipline today are considered lessons learned in the face of upcoming epidemiological events.

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Author Biographies

Yaimelin Carrazana Santos, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Graduate in Nursing. Specialist in Hygiene and Epidemiology. Master in Infectious Diseases. Assistant teacher. Municipal Directorate of Hygiene and Epidemiology. Manicaragua. Villa Clara.

Yisley Mesa Reyes, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Graduate in Hygiene and Epidemiology. Assistant teacher. Municipal Directorate of Hygiene and Epidemiology. Manicaragua. Villa Clara.

Yadalys Delgado García, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Doctor in medicine. I Degree Specialist in Comprehensive General Medicine. Municipal Directorate of Hygiene and Epidemiology. Manicaragua. Villa Clara.

Julio Obdulio Alvares Alonso, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Doctor in medicine. I Degree Specialist in Comprehensive General Medicine and Hygiene and Epidemiology. Instructor. Municipal Directorate of Hygiene and Epidemiology. Manicaragua. Villa Clara.

Aray Cabello Cabrera, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Graduate in Nursing. Assistant teacher. Municipal Directorate of Hygiene and Epidemiology. Manicaragua. Villa Clara.

Leyanis Conde López, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Graduate in Education. Pedagogy Psychology. Assistant teacher. Municipal University Center. Manicaragua. Villa Clara.

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Published

2023-08-01

How to Cite

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Carrazana Santos Y, Mesa Reyes Y, Delgado García Y, Alvares Alonso JO, Cabello Cabrera A, Conde López L. Historical traces of COVID-19 in the medical care of the inhabitants of Manicaragua, Cuba. EDUMEC [Internet]. 2023 Aug. 1 [cited 2025 Jul. 1];15(1):e2667. Available from: https://revedumecentro.sld.cu/index.php/edumc/article/view/e2667

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