Factores relacionados con las enfermedades gastrointestinales de origen hídrico en pacientes que acuden a la unidad operativa del M.S.P. Centro Materno Infantil Pichincha del cantón Pichincha, de Noviembre 2006 a Abril 2007

Abstract

Keeping in mind the importance of such a vital liquid as the water, for the man's life, as well as for the nature that surrounds us, knowing the very diverse uses and their multiple sources of contamination that mean problems of health; it felt pertinent to carry out a study about the factors related with the gastrointestinal illnesses of origin hídrico. The objectives of this investigation are to establish the magnitude, the graveness and characteristic of the illnesses hydrias, to identify the environmental factors related with these illnesses, to determine the factors partner - cultural related with the illnesses hydrias; to establish the process of medical attention in these pathologies, to diffuse a training program for the consumption of sure water in the population, and to carry out a rising of the clinical record and mapped of risk. It is a type of Traverse Descriptive study that was carried out in the Canton Pichincha located to 0 degree of south latitude and 79 degrees, of longitude west whose population is mostly rural. The population universe conformed it the patients assisted with gastrointestinal illnesses in the Operative Unit of the M.S.P Centro - Maternal Infantile Pichincha. The data were extracted of the Clinical Histories, of the registration of A.I.E.P.I it stops smaller than 5 years, of the EPI 1 local and EPI 2. To 30% of these patients she/he was applied a survey, related with the one to the access of basic services and hygiene of consumption of foods, they took 3 samples of water in different points of the City which were subjected to bacteriological studies for the INH of Portoviejo. The Parasitosis was the most predominant pathology in school, most of investigated people have access to drinkable water, and to the service of gathering of garbage, but it is faulty the service of sanitary sewer system because in most of the population it is used septic wells. The factor partner - cultural that influences, it is the bad habits of hygiene and the consumption of foods in the street. The diagnosis of this pathology is generally clinical and the combined treatment of bencimidazoles and mitronidazoles. The value of residual chlorine in the sample of water of the distribution to the population is inferior to the parameters accepted internationally and presence of coliformes contamination doesn't exist.