Parasitosis y su relación con anemia y desnutrición en niños de 5 a 9 años de la Parroquia Atahualpa del cantón Ambato

Abstract

Intestinal parasitosis is a public health problem worldwide, which currently continues to affect a considerable number of children in developed countries. The objective of this research is to determine the relationship of intestinal parasitosis between anemia and malnutrition in children from 5 to 9 years of age at Atahualpa parish, Ambato City. In this study, 100 samples were analyzed, both blood to determine hemoglobin levels, and fecal samples to identify the presence of intestinal parasites through the appropriate technique. Besides, anthropometric data was collected from each child in order to be categorized based on the Body Mass Index. As a result, 36% of the population had only one type of parasite while 35% presented more than two parasites. Additionally, the study shows that 97.71% of parasites are protozoa and 2.29% are helminths. The most frequent parasites were: Blastocystis sp 40% followed by Entamoeba coli 26%, Endolimax nana 15%. Regarding the results of the BMI, it was determined that 79% of children had a healthy weight and 1% were underweight; Regarding the blood results, 55% of the sample presented normal hemoglobin and 33% presented low hemoglobin levels. It can be concluded that there was a high prevalence of parasitism at Atahualpa parish, Ambato City. However, it is not related to anemia and malnutrition