El objetivo del estudio fue determinar los factores asociados al loxoscelismo cutáneo-visceral en niños por mordedura de araña Loxosceles laeta. La investigación fue retrospectiva, observacional y longitudinal. La muestra correspondió a todos los pacientes menores de 20 años de edad atendidos en el Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño (n=74), que fueron transferidos de establecimientos de salud del país de menor complejidad con diagnóstico de mordedura de araña L. laeta entre los años 2010 al 2018. Se contrastaron las variables categóricas con el Chi cuadrado y el Odds ratio con un intervalo de confianza al 95%. Además, se efectuó una regresión logística multivariada para establecer asociaciones posibles. El 45.9% de los pacientes presentaron loxoscelismo cutáneo-visceral y 54.1% loxoscelismo cutáneo. Enero a marzo, época de verano, fueron los meses de mayor frecuencia...

The aim of this study was to systematize information about the knowledge, perceptions and practices associated with exposure to Echinococcus granulosus in families with a history of cystic echinococcosis (EQ) from the province of Huancayo, Junín region (Peru), attended at the National Institute of Child Health during the period 2004-2012. An interview guide was developed and applied to the family member closest to the case of the patient with EQ, but allowing the intervention of other members. Extracts from the transcription of the audios were categorized as risk factors for contracting the disease, impacts on the patient and the family, and change produced in the post disease environment. The quantitative section was summarized on descriptive statistics. It was demonstrated the persistence of deficiencies in the knowledge, perceptions and practices of the interviewees and their familie...

The aim of this study was to systematize information about the knowledge, perceptions and practices associated with exposure to Echinococcus granulosus in families with a history of cystic echinococcosis (EQ) from the province of Huancayo, Junín region (Peru), attended at the National Institute of Child Health during the period 2004-2012. An interview guide was developed and applied to the family member closest to the case of the patient with EQ, but allowing the intervention of other members. Extracts from the transcription of the audios were categorized as risk factors for contracting the disease, impacts on the patient and the family, and change produced in the post disease environment. The quantitative section was summarized on descriptive statistics. It was demonstrated the persistence of deficiencies in the knowledge, perceptions and practices of the interviewees and their familie...