PREVALENCE OF GIARDIASIS IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN OF KINDERGARTENS IN TIABAYA – AREQUIPA, PERU, 2006

• Autores: Martínez-Barrios, Elí, Cerpa-Gonzales, Luis, Liu-Cam, Manuel
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2011
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.revistas.unfv.edu.pe:article/1083
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.unfv.edu.pe/NH/article/view/1083
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Giardiasis; kindergarten; prevalence; guarderías infantiles; prevalencia

Giardiasisis a cosmopolitan infection, it's prevalence around the world vary between 0.5 and 50%. Its prevalence averages about 15% in Latin America's rural population. Because there is very little information on the prevalence of Giardia infection in our city, we decided to investigate giardiasis prevalence in preschool children of Tiabaya`s district kindergartens, Arequipa province, Peru. Children`s parents were interviewed and fecal samples were collected from 104 children. Samples were processed by modified Teleman technique. The prevalence of Giardia intestinaliswas 25.96%; 70.37% of samples had a single parasite and 29.63% had other parásites. Most of the cases came from rural places with inadequate rubbish elimination. Diarrhea and appetite diminution were the most common symptoms.