Rotavirus y su relación con los factores de riesgo en menores de 5 años de las guarderías municipales de Catamayo

The gastrointestinal diseases caused for rotavirus still continue being a problem of public health in spite of the application of an endless number of measures to avoid these infections and that at present even affect 5 year old minors of age, for what the present investigation intended to she be id...

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Main Author: Recto Paredes, Lorena Alexandra (author)
Format: bachelorThesis
Language:spa
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://dspace.unl.edu.ec/jspui/handle/123456789/13567
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Summary:The gastrointestinal diseases caused for rotavirus still continue being a problem of public health in spite of the application of an endless number of measures to avoid these infections and that at present even affect 5 year old minors of age, for what the present investigation intended to she be identifying by the factors of risk that they predispose to the children to contract rotavirus and to relate the results of Rotavirus's cases to the factors of risk in Catamayo's municipal day-care centers. This study is of descriptive type and of transverse cut, in which there were analyzed 52 samples of fecal matter of the 5-year-old minor children by means of the application of the technology Inmunocromatography, used for the rapid diagnosis of rotavirus for having a high sensibility and specificity; It was determined that found cases of rotavirus are not figures that are considered as an outbreak and risk factors identified in the nurseries are: the non-washing hands after using the toilet, drinking untreated water, handling dirty toys, improper removal of dirty diapers and an incomplete outline of vaccination against rotavirus can produce adverse effects on the health of children; by making a call to attention parents, workers who are is the care of children and people close to put greater emphasis on hygiene measures regarding the care of children. Key words: rotavirus, risk factors.