00000cam a22000004a 4500 UP-1685523046125441483 Buklod 20230503092606.0 a r |||| u| ta 061113s1998 xx |||| r |||| u|eng d (iLib)UPMNL-00000056706 LG 995 1998 N8 G67 Gordon, Catherine A. Common ailments of clients as identified through medical missions in four Latin American countries Catherine A. Gordon. 134 p. ill. 28 cm. Thesis (Master of Science in Nursing) --University of Kansas Research Questions: (a) What are the most common ailments (chief complaint and diagnosis) of clients identified by short-term medical missions outreach teams in four countries of Latin America? (b) What are the patterns of the common ailments according to three demographic factors: Age, gender, and residential location? (c) What prescriptions for the ailments are commonly given to clients, by age group and gender? (d) What are the common folk remedies described by respondents?Methods: Secondary analysis was done of data gathered at the 4 outreach clinics. The study settings were outreach clinics in four Latin American countries. The sample (N=1472) consisted of 250 villagers in remote rural areas of Guerrero, Mexico; 623 villagers in the rural communities of Sao Domingo and San Antonio De Posse, Brazil; 316 inner city dwellers in the community of El Cemeterio in Caracas, Venezuela ; and 203 urban city dwellers in Sucre, Bolivia.Findings: At the four sites combined, the overall ... Missions, Medical. UPMNL NURS LG 995 1998 N8 G67 Book