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Author: search.filters.author.Hidalgo Riofrío, Byron BayardoSubject: search.filters.subject.FITOTERAPIA

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    “La utilización de medidas no farmacológicas realizadas por las madres en trastornos gastrointestinales en niños menores de 5 años de edad de la comunidad el Galpón de la parroquia Quisapincha cantón Ambato.”
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato - Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud - Carrera de Enfermería, 2018-03-01) Hidalgo Riofrío, Byron Bayardo; Guarate Coronado, Yeisy CristinaDra. PhD.
    The use of non-pharmacological measures in early childhood is widely used especially in developing countries where access to health care is lacking and due to one's own beliefs and customs. Under this argument, the present investigation was carried out with the objective of describing the use of non-pharmacological measures that mothers perform in gastrointestinal disorders in children under 5 years of age in the El Galpón community of the Quisapincha parish. For which an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional methodology was used for the description and characterization of the behavior of the people under study. The research included 30 mothers of children under 5 years of age who frequently use non-pharmacological measures in cases of gastrointestinal disorders. As a method of data collection, a survey was used which was validated and whose Cronbach's alpha reliability test returned 0.95, valid to be applied. The questionnaire consists of 26 questions related to the most common gastrointestinal disorders and their frequency, in addition to the utility of non-pharmacological measures, frequency, time of effect and type of medicine (herbal, home, ancestral) most used. With the development of the research work it was concluded that the most frequent gastrointestinal symptoms are stomach pain (50%) and diarrhea (40%), for which 90% of mothers almost always use non-pharmacological measures, the types of which are Most used plants are chamomile (36.7%), good grass (20%). The part of the plant most used are flowers (50%) and leaves (40%), the mode of administration is infusion. The effects achieved with the administration of non-pharmacological measures in children under 5 years with gastrointestinal disorders are to relieve stomach pain (50%) and avoid diarrhea (40%).