Prevalencia de parasitosis y su posible relación con estados anémicos en estudiantes que asisten a la Unidad Educativa Especializada Sordos de Chimborazo.

Abstract

This research was designed to identify the prevalence of parasitosis and their possible relationship with the anemic states in the students who attend the Specialized Educative Unit of Deaf people in Chimborazo in patients aged 3-27 years old, in a population of 77 students; we receive three stool samples and blood was drawn with the appropriate biosafety standards and with the consent of each representative; then we transport the samples properly and processed in the laboratory of parasitology and clinical laboratory of the Faculty of Sciences of the Polytechnic School of Chimborazo, performing a serial coproparasitario examination using the technique fresh with lugol and saline 0.85% and biometry hematic manually. We carried on a descriptive statistical analysis by means of chi square test in order to test the relationship between the variables, with a significance level of 0,05; it was used in all tests with a confidence interval of 95%. Obtainig as a result that the total population was parasitized in 39,83% and with 53,38% of Entamoeba coli cysts as the most prevalence parasite. The study concluded that there is no relationship between anemic and intestinal parasites of students and the percentage was 0,43%, for students parasitized of 20 years, which is recommended campaigns Promotion, Prevention and Care health directed to students, in order to improve hygiene and food safety and nutrition campaigns for representatives that through of them they provide proper nutrition to children, because in this age of growth and development they need greater supply of nutrients.