Diverse populations have different health concerns and issues that are based on some factors affecting the population. This report will focus on addressing the health concerns of a new immigrant population and the pharmacological treatments for the given health issues and identify the traditional and cultural beliefs that hinder the efficient use of the pharmacology treatment established for the given health issues. The immigrant population in this study will involve individuals from Guatemala, which is a country in the Central America in the south of Mexico. The primary health concern and the most common within the given population is the dengue fever, which is a mosquito-borne viral disease which is common in the tropical areas. Considering that Guatemala is a tropical region, dengue fever is a standard issue in the society affecting a majority of the population in the given region. The immigrant populations from the region, therefore, present major health concerns relating to dengue fever, which is highly spread among individuals by tropical mosquito bites.
The manifestation of the health concern in a given population involves significant signs and symptoms such as fever, excessive bleeding, joint pain, skin rash, and fatigue among other signs that help in detecting the viral disease. The nature of symptoms in a given individual helps in indicating the level of severity of the given condition within an individual’s body. As a health officer dealing with immigrants from the given country, it is necessary to understand various signs and symptoms that concern the dengue fever to ensure that the health concern does not affect other individuals within a given region. The pharmacological treatment of dengue fever involves the use of pain and fluid relievers that help to treat different pains that an individual may be experiencing in their body. The treatment of dengue fever may incorporate the use of Acetaminophen, which is a drug that assists in the management of fever and pain among the patients with the given disease (Spiegel et al., 2005). The patients with the disease are required to undertake the prescribed drugs to ensure proper management of the given disease and stabilize the condition thus helping in the prevention of the condition against spreading to other individuals in the society.
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According to Ramay et al. (2017), Guatemala is a country that is widely known based on the cultural practices and traditional beliefs that results in significant health concerns among members of the given society. Majority of individuals from the rural areas in the given country do not have adequate knowledge concerning the dengue fever and views it as a form of a curse that causes individuals to bleed excessively in their body parts. In this case, other than seeking medical help from the healthcare facilities the population focus on undertaking various traditional practices to cleanse the individuals with the given signs and symptoms. The populations in the given region engage in undertaking traditional methods to help in stopping the bleeding and assist in pain reduction for the patients experiencing pain in their body parts. However, the majority of such patients die due to failure in the implementation of the appropriate measures to save individuals against excessive bleeding and pain which are the principal causes of death among patients with the given illness. The cultural values and traditional practices among individuals from Guatemala affect the acceptance and the use of the relevant and the appropriate pharmacological treatment that is prescribed to patients that show signs of dengue fever. When dealing with the population from the given region, it is necessary to understand their values and beliefs to capitalize on enhancing the safety of the patients and proper administration of the given treatment to treat the disease. According to Spiegel et al. (2005), the cultural values and practices against the use of a particular drug for a given condition are one of the leading causes of increased deaths among patients in a given society.
To overcome the barriers to efficient use of the pharmacological treatment in a given population, it is necessary to focus on the implementation of appropriate strategies that may help in overcoming the cultural and traditional barriers and allow individuals to accept and use the prescribed pharmacological treatment for the disease. The first significant approach would involve creating awareness programs that focus on educating individuals on the health concern to make them understand the underlying factors that contribute to the given illness. The awareness programs may help in educating the given population on the need to seek medical help to overcome the increasing situation in the community (Chu, Chan, & Jao, 2013). The second strategy would involve persuading the populations on the need to undertake the pharmacological citing primary significance of the treatment measures in overcoming the given illness in the society. The implementation of the given strategies by the health department may help in ensuring that the immigrants receive proper treatment on the given condition thus overcoming the health concern. Additionally, the nursing staff dealing with the population can focus in establishing a positive relationship in a bid to ensure that the population can learn the critical issues that concern the health issue in a bid to accept the pharmacological treatment administered.
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Ramay, B. M., Cerón, A., Méndez-Alburez, L. P., & Lou-Meda, R. (2017). Factors associated with acceptable treatment adherence among children with chronic kidney disease in Guatemala. PloS one , 12 (10), e0186644.
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