Identificación de parasitismo intestinal por microscopia directa en materia fecal de los habitantes menores de cinco años de Quilloac-Cañar 2014

Abstract

Background.- The intestinal parasites in children is a public health problem that should be periodically assessed. The incidence, intensity, and prevalence of parasites is higher in children than in adults, possibly due to the lack of natural resistance or acquired, and the differences in behavior and habits. (1)

Objective: To identify intestinal parasitism by direct microscopy in inhabitant’s feces under five years in Quilloac. Place belonging to the town of Cañar in the period 2014 as part of the Integral Health Improvement Program.

Methodology.-The study is descriptive cross-sectional. The universe consisted in 247 people under the age of five. The representatives consented to sign that inform. In the same time, we applied a survey with data considered variables for our study. The samples the feces were processed in the Laboratory of Parasitology of the Medical Technology School fulfilling standards of biosafety and quality control. The information obtained was tabulated in the SPSS and the graphs in Excel.

Results. - It was determined that 247 samples analyzed were parasitized 71.6%, of these 57.4% are monoparasitism, and 42.6 % are poliparasitism. The histolytic Amoeba occupies 36.6% followed by Amoeba coli and Giardia Lamblia in 19.3%.