Frecuencia de parasitosis intestinal por microscopía directa en los estudiantes de las escuelas rurales de la parroquia San Bartolomé-2017

Abstract

Background.-Intestinal parasitic infections are a global health problem; associated with poverty; Where the absence of sanitary infrastructure, lack of hygiene and education lead to the emergence of it. In Latin America, the group with the highest prevalence of parasitism are schoolchildren and preschoolers, this group is the target of bad nutrition, affecting its physical and emotional development. Objective.- Determine the frequency of intestinal parasitic infections by direct microscopy in the students of the rural schools of the parish of San Bartolomé-2017. Methodology.-The study was descriptive type cross-sectional. The universe was formed by 323 students, of which the sample was 93.18% that corresponds to 301 schoolchildren. Of those whose parents authorized, by signing the informed consent to participate in the study. A validated form was applied, whose information is related to the parasitosis. The samples were processed under strict biosafety and quality control standards in the Parasitology Laboratory of the Medical Technology building. The information obtained was processed through the SPSS 15.0 Program and Microsoft Excel and are represented in statistical tables. Results. - 67.8% of the students of the rural schools of the San Bartolomé parish have parasitism. Of them, the female gender presented a greater frequency with 51.96%. The age with the highest parasitosis was 9 to 12 years. The most frequent parasite was Ameba histolytica with 57.8%. Conclusion.- In schoolchildren, a high percentage of intestinal parasitosis was observed