Determinación del nivel de desnutrición en estudiantes de educación general básica de la Unidad Educativa “29 de Septiembre” del cantón Guamote provincia de Chimborazo del periódo academico 2017 – 2018.

Abstract

The objetive of this work is to determine the level of malnutrition and its relationship with parasitic diseases in students of Basic General Education of the Educational Unit “29 de Septiembre” of the Guamote Ridge, province of Chimborazo, period 2017-2018. Sample of 268 students from first to tenth year. It is a descriptive study with transversal design. Antropometric measures were taken to then calculate the body mass index and with this data and age determine the levels of malnutrition according to sex in the curves of the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, hematocrit, hemoglobin and parasitic diseases were determined to establish their relationship with levels of malnutrition. In total, 59 malnutrition cases were identified, equivalent to 18.7%, of which 10.4% presented mild malnutrition, 7.5% presented moderate malnutrition, 0.4% had severe malnutrition. The parasitic elements were present in 36% of the schoolchildren, the most frequently found was: Entamoeba coli with 17%, followed by Entamoeba histolytica with 5%, Giardia lamblia with 1%, Chilomastix mesnili with 1%, and in parasitic associations 12%. It was determined that there is no relationship between intestinal parasitosis and malnutrition. It is recommended to conduct more studies in rural populations of the province and implement feeding and nutrition programs for mothers of the community.