ALONZO PICO, Olga Mireya; NAZATE CHUGA, Zuly Ribel    VILLARREAL GER, María Clemencia. Proposal for educational intervention to prevent risk factors that determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal infections in children under 5 years of age. []. , 18, 87, pp. 379-389.   02--2022. ISSN 1990-8644.

The objective of this research was to develop educational strategies supported by medical and nursing students in the community for the prevention of risk factors that determine the prevalence of Gastrointestinal Infections in children under 5 years of age in the community of Chapuel del Cantón Tulcán. The study was cross-sectional based on the mixed quantitative-qualitative methodology, the research was descriptive, correlational and bibliographical. The research instrument was the survey, which was applied to 49 inhabitants of the community, obtaining among the main results the 74% of the population stated that they had little knowledge regarding gastrointestinal infections in children and their risk factors, 35 % of their children presented stomach discomfort related to an infection in the last year on more than three occasions, while the prevention methods applied by the parents are empirically carried out, which is why there was a lack of knowledge about the warning signs, washing food, cleaning hands and utensils, among others.

: Gastrointestinal infections; hand washing; food washing; Saaty.

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