Prevalencia de parasitosis intestinal y su influencia con el bajo rendimiento académico en los estudiantes de las unidades educativas del cantón Guano, provincia de Chimborazo.

Abstract

In the present research work was determined the prevalence of intestinal parasitism infection and its influences with the low academic performance in the students of educational units in Guano canton of Chimborazo province. Feces samples were collected from a population of 1013 students from different educational units of Guano canton. Then, they were transported in an appropriate manner to the Parasitology Laboratory of Sciences Faculty in Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, and they were analyzed with a coproparasitary study using the Fresh Technique with lugol and 0.85 % saline solution, and the Willis Flotation Concentration Technique. The total parasitized population was 38 %. The prevalence of parasitism in Dr. Alfredo Pérez Guerrero Educational Unit is 58 %, Dr. Gabriel Garcia Moreno Educational Unit is 28 % and Millennium Educational Unit of Guano 18 %. In the investigation the most prevalent parasites cyst Entamoeba coli with 37 % and cyst Entamoeba histolytica with 6 %. Concerning to the school performance and intestinal parasites in the statistical study of the Pearson Chisquare

test, the result was p= 0.726, which is p< 0.05. It allows to conclude that intestinal parasites do not affect academic performance so it is suggested that campaigns of prevention, training and promotion health care will be carried out, which are aimed at students, teachers, and parents in order to improve hygiene habits.