Estrategia de intervención para reducir las infecciones respiratorias agudas altas en los niños del Centro Infantil del Buen Vivir “Corazones Abiertos” de la parroquia Puerto Napo, cantón Tena.

Abstract

High Acute Respiratory Infections are one of the main causes of morbidity, their incidence in Ecuador is high, especially in children under five years. In the Children's Center of Good Living "Corazones Abiertos " of the Puerto Napo Parish, Tena Canton 85 children attend, susceptible to these pathologies, a longitudinal cohort investigation is carried out with the objective of reducing the incidence of ARIs through the application of a comprehensive intervention strategy, A survey was carried out to characterize the population according to sociodemographic variables, to know the level of knowledge about caregivers' ARIs and to establish the risk factors associated with the pathologies. The level of association between the mentioned variables and the level of knowledge was determined through the non-parametric chi-square test of independence with a significance level of P> 0.05, finding that the variables analyzed were independent. With the information, the strategic intervention proposal was structured based on the needs of the caregivers and was applied. To determine the impact of the intervention, morbidity data from the Automated Daily Registry of Outpatient Care and Consultations were used, and the non-parametric McNemar Bowker test was applied with a significance level of P <0.05, finding that there are significant differences of morbidity and the level of knowledge of caregivers before and after the intervention, thus establishing the viability of the proposal. It is recommended to maintain, the actions undertaken and reinforce the knowledge acquired.