Estado de salud de los habitantes de las aldeas Monterrico y La Candelaria, Taxisco, Santa Rosa, Guatemala.

In order to establish the health status of the villagers in Monterrico and La Candelaria, Taxisco, SantaRosa in Guatemala, we assessed the following health indicators: microbiological quality of waterwells from the villagers houses, malaria and anemia analysis, fungal dermatophytes, prevalence ofdengue antibodies (IgG and IgM) and prevalence of antibodies against Helicobacter pylori (IgG) ineach of the habitants on the selected houses, and body mass index (BMI) and presence of intestinalparasite infections in scholars. Sampling and data collection was conducted using a cluster randomizeddesign, where 26 houses in the village of La Candelaria and 30 houses in the village of Montericowe selected and all the residents of such houses where included in the study. The results indicatedtotal coliform contamination in wells from both villages in a proportion of 70% in La Candelaria and80% in Monterrico, and also fecal coliform contamination in 30% in the village La Candelaria and53.3% in Monterrico. Prevalence of dermatophyte fungal infections was 34.2% in Monterrico and37.1% in La Candelaria, and the presence of intestinal parasites in schoolchildren was 13.6% inMonterrico and 18.7% in La Candelaria, indicating poor community health. Prevalence of denguein the community was established to be equivalent as to what occurs in other regions of the country,opposite to the result for the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori antibodies, which were below to thelevels shown in other populations. It was also found, that preventive measures against malaria havehad an effective effect in both villages since no positive cases were revealed. This study contributeswith the communities in the villages of Monterrico and La Candelaria, to become aware of the healthstatus of their people, to plan intervention measures and to monitor health conditions in the villages.Keywords: water well, anemia, health status, health indicators, dermatophytes, antibodies againstH. pylori and dengue.