Prevalencia de los factores asociados al parasitismo intestinal en los/as estudiantes del Instituto Intercultural Bilingue de la Comunidad de Quilloac. Cañar 2014

Abstract

Objective: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with intestinal parasites (intestinal) in children from “Institute Intercultual Bilingue de la comunidad de Quilloac de la provincial del Cañar”.

Materials and methods: this research is descriptive because it allowed us to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites; we worked with 137 children, who underwent coproparasitarios exams. As a technique we used the interview and as a tool, a form was designed by the authors; data is processed in Excel and SPSS and they were presented in forms of tables for their analysis using descriptive statistics.

Results: the results obtained in the coproparasitarios exams determined that the most prevalent parasites according to age between 6 and 13 years are the Amoeba histolytica cyst 59,8 %; followed by Ameba coli cysts with 24.3%. And fecal coliforms in water were found, so it is not fit for human consumption because it does not reach the recommended parameters by the OMS.

Conclusions: In this study a prevalence of amoeba histolytica cysts were observed. The most affected age group was 8-11 years; however, there were no significant differences in gender. The origin and poor quality of drinking water, poor hygiene practices, improper disposal of liquid and solid wastes are acting in the prevalence of parasitism in the community.