Etiologia da diarreia aguda em crianças dos 0 aos 14 anos no Centro de saúde de Xipamanine

Abstract

Acute Diarrheal Disease (A.D.A.) is considered a common illness that can occur at any age. Children under the age of five are the most seriously affected, particularly in developing countries. Since diarrhea is a public health problem, it was considered convenient to carry out the present study on the etiological pattern, as it can be of great help at the level of primary care and reduce the period of infectiousness of the disease. This study aimed to determine the etiology and frequency of the different causative agents of acute diarrhea in children aged 0 to 14 years, attended at the Xipamanine Health Center. For this, a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out from a random sample of 301 children. These children were collected feces to later determine the frequency of pathogens. The results of this study showed that, on average, in every eight children aged 0 to 14 years, attended at the Xipamanine Health Center, one had diarrhea between March and August, the period in which the study took place. The average daily frequency of diarrhea was approximately 10 cases. The most frequently found pathogens were: Trichuris trichiura, Ascaris lumbricoides, Escherichia coli, Yersinia sp and Rotavirus, with children over 6 months of age being the target group. Salmonella sp, Shigella sp and Yibrio sp were not isolated in the present study, perhaps due to the fact that it took place in a period of time that coincided with the dry season of the year.