title: [Local conditions of vulnerability associated with dengue in two communities of Morelos].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the vulnerability associated with the occurrence of dengue in two villages of Morelos, Mexico from 2006 to 2009. MATERIALS AND METHODS. A survey on knowledge, risk perception, prevention practices and water use was applied in two villages of Morelos. Using a principal component analysis, an index of local vulnerability to dengue (IVL) was constructed. The association of IVL with the disease at home was assessed using a Chi-square test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The IVL included five components explaining 63% of the variance and was classified in three categories: low, medium and high. There was a significant association between increased vulnerability and prevalence of reported cases of dengue in Temixco and Tlaquiltenango.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study of vulnerability to dengue allows us to identify local needs in the field of health promotion.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chuc
authors.forename: Magali
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hurtado-Díaz
authors.forename: Astrid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schilmann
authors.forename: Horacio
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Riojas-Rodríguez
authors.forename: Hilda
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rangel
authors.forename: Mariana Irina
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: González-Fernández
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004198:Disease Susceptibility / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D012307:Risk Factors