Table 2.
Ratesa and 95% confidence intervals of reported illnesses for Colonists (1999) and Indigenous (2001) in the northeastern Ecuadorian Amazon
| DISEASE CATEGORIES | COLONISTS (pop: 3802) | INDIGENOUS (pop: 3040) |
|---|---|---|
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS (e.g., Respiratory disease, Cold/Flu, headaches, sore throat, cough, fever) | 25.8 (22.9–28..9) | 27.4 (24.1–31.0) |
| GASTROINTESTINAL ILLNESSES (e.g., diarrheal disease, parasitic infection, dysentery, stomach pain) | 7.6 (6.1–9.4) | 12.8 (10.6–15.4) |
| VECTOR-BORNE DISEASE (e.g., malaria, dengue, yellow fever) | 7.2 (5.7–8.9) | 28.5 (25.1–32.2) |
| CHRONIC INFECTIONS (e.g., conjunctivitis, skin disease, TB, genital infection, herpes) | 2.9 (2.0–4.1) | 7.9 (6.2–9.9) |
| CHRONIC NON-TRANSMISSIBLE INFECTIONS (e.g., diabetes, cancer, heart disease, anemia, epilepsy, prostate) | 3.0 (2.1–4.2) | 1.4 (0.8–2.4) |
| ACCIDENTS & INJURIES (e.g., chemical poisoning, snakebite, hernia, concussion, hemorrhage) | 2.6 (1.8–3.8) | 1.6 (1.1–2.7) |
| REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (e.g., miscarriage, pre-/post-natal problems) | 0.3 (0.1–0.8) | 0.5 (0.2–1.3) |
| VACCINE-PREVENTABLE (e.g., chickenpox, mumps, measles, hepatitis) | 1.8 (1.1–2.8) | 1.2 (0.6–2.2) |
| UNKNOWN/OTHER ILLNESSES (e.g., Witchcraft, Bone/Muscle pain, other/don’t know) | 4.5 (3.3–5.9) | 8.9 (7.1–11.0) |
a
Rates are computed as the number of morbidity events divided by (3 x population size) x 1000 for interpretation as events per 1000 person-months