Estrategia de intervención integral para reducir la incidencia de las enfermedades diarreicas agudas, dirigido a los cuidadores de niños pertenecientes al Programa Creciendo con nuestros hijos (CNH).

Abstract

This study is the second part of a longitudinal investigation aimed at improving the knowledge and skills of parents of children under five years belonging to the Growing Up with Our Children program of the Puerto Napo parish to properly handle procedures in the event that Children get these diseases. Acute Diarrheal Diseases, are a global health problem, however, their effects are observed more strongly in developing countries, where it is reported that the applications of intervention strategies have had a positive effect for the reduction of the prevalence and incidence of this pathology. On the guidelines of the research carried out by Padilla Moran (2016) and the results obtained from a survey prior to the integral intervention, the results of the risk factors were compared with the knowledge of the caregivers using the Chi square of independence, establishing that there are no significant associations between the variables. With the data obtained, it was determined: the knowledge needs of the population in question and the corresponding strategies were applied.Once the intervention was completed, a perception evaluation was made with the parents about the knowledge of Acute Diarrheal Diseases and the incidence levels before and after the intervention, the previous data were compared with those of the Automated Daily Registry of Outpatient Consultations and Attention ,for which the McNemar non-parametric test was used, finding significant differences P <0.05 between the two periods, with a decrease in morbidity, which allowed us to state that the integral intervention reached the expected objectives. It is recommended to continue with interventions in similar populations to reduce long-term Acute Diarrheal Diseases.