Prevalencia de parasitosis intestinal y su relación con el bajo rendimiento académico en los estudiantes de bachillerato de la “Unidad Educativa Isabel de Godín”, período 2016-2017.

Abstract

The intestinal parasitosis is one of the most common pathologies in underdeveloped countries. In the present study, an investigation was carried out to determine the prevalence, intestinal parasitosis and the relation with the low academic performance and the students belonging to the baccalaureate of the “Educational Unit Isabel de Godin” in the city of Riobamba of the academic period 2016-2017, The students were classified by age, sex, course, presence of parasites and relation with risk factors to the presence of parasites. For the study 568 students participated, each student was asked for a stool sample and a survey was applied. Samples were analyzed by fresh technique with lugol and saline solution of 0.85%. Obtaining a prevalence of 33.45%; the parasites identified were Entamoeba coli (52.34%), Entamoeba histolytica (25%), Chilomastix mesnili (9.38%), Giardia lamblia (7.81%), Endolimax nana (4.69%) and Iodameba butschilii (0.78%). In terms of academic performance, it was classified in three ranks based or Art.194 of the Organic Law of Intercultural Education, with 91.20% of students mastering learning, 7.04% reaching learning and 1.76% is close to achieving the required learning. The course with the best academic performance was the First B of Science and the lowest was the First A of Computer Science. After the different analyzes, it was concluded that there is no relation between the presence of parasites and the low academic performance. However, the presence of parasites was related to two factors: playing on the ground and the working in the field. It is recommended to perform a series (three samples) to the study population to ensure the absence of parasites.