Manejo de la gastroenteritis en niños menores de 5 años por los cuidadores primarios en un Centro de Salud de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Gastroenteritis is defined as a decrease in the consistency of stools or an increase in their number (3 or more in 24 hours), accompanied by vomiting, abdominal pain and / or fever, caused by bacteria, microorganisms, parasites, intoxication. fecal-oral. In our study on "Management of gastroenteritis in children under 5 years of age by primary caregivers in a Health Center in the city of Guayaquil", objective: To determine the management of gastroenteritis in children under 5 years of age by primary caregivers. Type of study: descriptive, quantitative, prospective, sample: 80 primary caregivers, instrument: information collection matrix, technique: survey, results: 45% of primary caregivers are 30 to 40 years old, 93% are women, 80% are mothers, 82% urban origin, 52% income less than the basic salary, the way of feeding 30% breast milk, 32% formulas, 83% consume boiled water, 29% go to the doctor when they have more than 3 diarrhea, 68 % administer oral serum or Pedialyte, 77% if they know how to prepare oral serum, 23% give it with a syringe, 42% give boiled food when they have diarrhea, 27% do not deworm or children and 17% report that it deworming once a year, 25% report that they clean toys every week, conclusion: it was evidenced that primary caregivers need to acquire knowledge for the timely and proper management of children under 5 years of age to prevent gastrointestinal diseases.