Prevención de enfermedades diarreicas agudas en niños menores de 5 años de las comunidades indígenas de Saraguro

Abstract

Abstract:Diarrhea is an infection of the digestive tract caused by bacterial, viral and parasitic organisms. It is a parasitic, infectious and viral disease. The objectives of the study were to characterize the population according to sociodemographic variables and to evaluate the level of knowledge of mothers in order to implement an educational strategy on preventive measures. The research was carried out in four rural communities belonging to the Saraguro canton. The population consisted of 53 caregivers of children under 5 years of age. A 22-item survey was applied to obtain sociodemographic data and knowledge of mothers about diarrheal disease. The conclusions obtained highlight that 100% of the respondents were women. In these indigenous communities, mothers are responsible for the care of infants. The 100% of participants have general knowledge about diarrhea, water for human consumption must be made drinkable, but 20.7% did not know. Breastfeeding is practiced, but 7.5% do not. The development of training programs aimed at families for child care and environmental sanitation is recommended. The educational intervention implemented was effective since the knowledge of the pre-test improved by 7.60 points in the post-test evaluation.