Parasitosis y su relación con anemia y desnutrición en niños de 5 a 9 años de la parroquia Huachi Grande del cantón Ambato

Abstract

Intestinal parasites are part of the most important globally distributed diseases and most of these are linked to people's living conditions, especially in third world countries, the intake of contaminated water and food are a source of infection and of the development of this disease. The objective of this project was determine parasitism and its relationship with anemia and malnutrition in children from 5 to 9 years from Huachi Grande parish in Ambato city, 100 blood samples were collected and analyzed to quantify the amount of hemoglobin and stool samples to identify parasites by microscopic observation and flotation in zinc sulfate, the data and authorizations obtained from each participant were collected through surveys, informed consents and assents, in addition to taking the weight and height of each child. It was found that 47% of the children participating in the study harbored at least 1 parasite in their organism, of which 48% presented monoparasitosis and the remaining 52% presented polyparasitosis, the dominant type of parasite in the population was protozoa, representing 100% of the parasites, the most found parasite was Blastocystis sp. with 40% and to a lesser extent the Iodamoeba butschlii cyst with 1%., there is no relationship between parasites, anemia and malnutrition.