Estrategia para disminuir la incidencia de parasitosis en niños de 2 a 6 años en el Barrio “Apayacu” de Tena.

Abstract

The objective of this research was to reduce the prevalence of intestinal parasitosis in children aged 2 to 6 years in the Apayacu neighborhood of Tena canton in Napo province. Intestinal parasitosis constitutes a health problem worldwide. It is exacerbated in developing countries due, among other causes, to the lack of knowledge of the population and the inadequate sanitary hygienic conditions prevailing. To apply the research, an integral intervention was developed in 41 children and their caregivers, which included educational and assistance elements. Several statistical tests were used in the treatment of the variables such as the Linear Trend test, the Chi-square Goodness of fit test, Fisher's exact test, Spearman's correlation coefficient, the Signal test and the McNemar test . There was a high percentage of children with intestinal parasitosis motivated by the low level of knowledge related to the prevention of the predominant disease in caregivers. It is concluded that the intervention applied caused significant changes in the increase in the level of knowledge about prevention of intestinal parasitosis in caregivers and in the reduction of the disease in children included in the study. It is recommended at first level to carry out actions that guarantee health promotion and disease prevention to increase the health levels of the general population.