Prevalencia de parasitosis intestinales en la comunidad rural de Sanjapamba . Chimborazo, Ecuador 2022

ABSTRACT: Intestinal parasites represent a public health problem worldwide, ranking among the ten leading causes of mortality and being more frequent in developing countries. The objective of this research was to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasites through diagnostic tests in the rural community of Sanjapamba. Chimborazo, Ecuador 2022. The study used a quantitative, non-experimental-cross-sectional, descriptive methodology. The study population was made up of 506 inhabitants belonging to the community of Sanjapamba. The population size was based on the last census carried out by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, and applying the Lohr methodology, a sample of 54 inhabitants was obtained. A survey was applied to know demographic, socioeconomic, epidemiological, and knowledge data. Four diagnostic techniques were used for laboratory analysis: direct examination, Ritchie, Kato-Katz, and modified Ziehl-Neelsen. The results showed that 96.5% of the analyzed samples were parasitized with at least one parasite, the species detected being: Blastocystis sp. (27.8%), Entamoeba histolytica/ E. dispar (9.4%), Entamoeba coli (11.0%), Entamoeba hartmanni (13.1%), Iodamoeba butschlii (2.1%), Endolimax nana (22.6%), Giardia duodenalis (2.1%), Chilomastix mesnili (4.4%), Cyclospora cayetanensis (1.1%), Ascaris lumbricoides (1.1%), Trichuris trichuria (1.1%) , Hymenolepis nana (3.7%), Ancylostomidae gen. sp. (0.5%). It is concluded that children between 4 and 8 years of age were the most vulnerable in this rural area of Chimborazo, Ecuador. Keywords: Intestinal parasites, prevalence, protozoa, helminths

• Hlavní autor: Albán Tarco, Mauricio David (author)
• Další autoři: Villagómez Cujilema, Gabriela Esthefanny (author)
• Médium: bachelorThesis
• Jazyk: spa
• Vydáno: 2022
• Témata: Parásitos intestinales; prevalencia; protozoarios; helmintos
• On-line přístup: http://dspace.unach.edu.ec/handle/51000/9196