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Item ESTADO NUTRICIONAL Y PARASITOSIS INTESTINAL EN NIÑOS DE UNA POBLACIÓN RURAL ECUATORIANA(Universidad Técnica de Ambato/ Facultad de Ciencias de Salud /Carrera de Enfermería, 2024-10-02) Tite Tite, Erika Dayana; Arráiz de Fernández, CarolinaIntroduction: Intestinal parasitosis currently constitutes one of the main public health problems, which causes serious consequences in the nutritional status of children due to alteration in the absorption of nutrients and decreased appetite. Objective: To analyze the nutritional status and intestinal parasitosis in children of a rural Ecuadorian population. Methods: A quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional, prospective and descriptive study with a non-experimental design, which allowed the collection of specific data on anthropometric measures on anthropometric measurements to define nutritional status and at the same time contributed to the application of the National Survey of intestinal parasitosis in school children to 53 individuals between 7-12 years of age. Results: All the individuals presented intestinal parasites affecting mainly males, aged 11 years and of mixed-race ethnicity. The microorganisms were mainly: Entamoeba histolyca, Entamoeba coli, Blastocystis hominis and Endolimax nana. Body Mass Index (BMI) showed that 71.70% of children have normal weight and only 7.50% malnutrition. Conclusions: Individuals live in healthy places, with cement or tile floors, sewage service by sewer and always consume drinking water. In addition, it was identified that individuals have adequate hand washing before eating and after defecation, but play on the ground or dirt. Among the clinical manifestations, the most frequent symptomatology is fever and abdominal pain.