Intestinal Parasitosis and Epidemiological Factors Under the Age of 11 Years of the Morro Solar-Jaén Health Center, September-November, 2017

Abstract

The present investigation has like general objective to determine the presence of intestinal parasitosis and its relation with epidemiological factors in minors of 11 years attended in the Center of Health Morro Solar - Jaén during the period from September to November of the 2017. A correlational descriptive study was realized - Cross-sectional causal, for the statistical analysis, the Chi-square test was used in the SPSS Program, version 22. A survey was applied and 3 fecal samples of 357 children were collected, which were processed using techniques: direct with saline solution physiological, Lugol and the Spontaneous Tube Sedimentation Technique. In the results, 52.7% of children under 11 had intestinal parasitosis, the most frequent parasite being the protozoan Giardia lamblia (31.4%). There is a statistical relationship between the presence of intestinal parasitosis with the following epidemiological factors: The age of 0 to 5 years with 60.6%, the male sex was more frequent with 55.9%, in socioeconomic conditions 89.4% have an income lower than 750 soles, 59.0% have a secondary level of education of the father or mother and in sanitary conditions 46.8% do not consume drinking water and have inadequate hygienic habits.