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

Abstract

Intestinal diseases caused by parasites represent a problem worldwide, with children of school and preschool age being the population most susceptible to parasitic infections is usually due to poor hygiene habits at home, intake of poorly prepared food and water contaminated with fecal remains. The parasitic infections present in infants who are in full development will seriously compromise their state of health, their nutritional status, growth and cognitive development. The purpose of this project seeks to determine parasitosis and its relationship with anemia and malnutrition in children from 5 to 9 years of age in the parish of San Bartolomé de Pinllo in the canton of Ambato, for this purpose a total of 100 blood samples were analyzed in order to analyze the concentration of hemoglobin levels, As well as the study of feces samples for the identification and characterization of parasites through direct observation in fresh microscope and through the technique of flotation in zinc sulfate, the data and authorizations were obtained through the application of surveys, assents and informed consents, information was also collected from the anthropometric data of each individual. The parasitic prevalence was determined in 65% of the total population, thus evidencing that the children had at least one parasitic agent in their organism. Blastocystis sp was in parasite prevalent in the samples analyzed with 47%, while in a very small amount Hymenolepis nana was found with 1%, it is important to emphasize that the parasites evidenced mostly belong to the group of protozoa with 98%.