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Revista Médica Electrónica
versión On-line ISSN 1684-1824
Resumen
ALPIZAR NAVARRO, Jackeline et al. Intestinal parasitism in children assisting day care centers of one popular council. Matanzas. 2014-2015. Rev.Med.Electrón. [online]. 2018, vol.40, n.5, pp. 1380-1398. ISSN 1684-1824.
Introduction:
the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in children has not changed in Cuba in the last years in spite of the efforts made by the National Public Health System.
Objective:
to determine the prevalence of the intestinal parasitic infections and to identify the factors associated to them in the day care centers of the Popular Council Matanzas.
Material and methods:
a cross-sectional, analytical study was carried out in the period from October 2014 till April 2015 in children assisting those day care centers. The sample was chosen by a systematic sampling. Information was gathered through a structured interview and two stool samples were collected after a day. Each stool sample was processed using two different stool parasitological methods. Socio-demographic variables and hygienic-sanitary factors were studied. Odds ratio, relative and absolute frequencies were calculated during statistic processing. A bivariate analysis was made and the main possible confusion variants were controlled using the SPSS program logistic regression.
Results:
93 children were infected by any parasite or commensal, predominating monoparasitism. Blastocystis sp., Giardia lamblia and E. histolytica /E. dispar were the most frequent parasites. Drinking water quality, nails biting or fingers sucking, as well as no hand washing were identified as factors associated to parasitism; the rest of the factors were confusing.
Conclusions:
half of the patients were found parasite carriers, showing that hygienic conditions and sanitary education in these institutions are still under the level desired by the National Health System.
Palabras clave : intestinal parasitosis; children; prevalence.