Thompson-Cerna A R, Medina M T
Revista Hondurena de Neurociencias, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Rev Neurol. 2007;44(8):460-4.
Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of mortality and disability in Honduras. In 2001 the first epidemiological study conducted into stroke or CVD in the urban district of Colonia Kennedy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, was published; the prevalence rate was found to be 5.7 x 1000 inhabitants. To date few epidemiological studies have been carried out on CVD in rural areas of Central America.
To determine the prevalence of CVD in the rural community of Salama, Olancho, Honduras, using the epidemiological method known as capture-recapture.
The capture-recapture technique includes three sources of data: door-to-door interviews, research of medical records and interviews held with community leaders. All the residents in the rural community of Salama, Olancho, in north-western Honduras, were evaluated and the prevalence day was 5th May, 2005. The World Health Organisation's definition of CVD and the recommendations of the 'Global stroke initiative' were used.
A total of 1121 households were visited, which involved a total population of 5608 inhabitants. The prevalence for CVD was found to be 3.6 x 1000 inhabitants.
The prevalence rate for CVD in the rural community of Salama, Honduras, is similar to that reported for other rural regions of Latin America. The capture-recapture technique is recommended for conducting studies into the prevalence of stroke in rural areas.
脑血管疾病（CVD）是洪都拉斯死亡和残疾的主要原因之一。2001年，关于洪都拉斯特古西加尔巴科隆尼亚肯尼迪市区中风或CVD的首次流行病学研究发表；发现患病率为每1000名居民中有5.7例。迄今为止，中美洲农村地区针对CVD的流行病学研究很少。
使用捕获再捕获这一流行病学方法，确定洪都拉斯奥兰乔省萨拉马农村社区CVD的患病率。
捕获再捕获技术包括三个数据来源：挨家挨户访谈、病历研究以及与社区领袖的访谈。对洪都拉斯西北部奥兰乔省萨拉马农村社区的所有居民进行了评估，患病率调查日为2005年5月5日。采用了世界卫生组织对CVD的定义以及“全球中风倡议”的建议。
共走访了1121户家庭，涉及总人口5608名居民。发现CVD的患病率为每1000名居民中有3.6例。
洪都拉斯萨拉马农村社区CVD的患病率与拉丁美洲其他农村地区报告的患病率相似。建议采用捕获再捕获技术开展农村地区中风患病率研究。
