RESUMO
Las Parasitosis Intestinales afectan a las personas,especialmente en áreas tropicales y subtropicales, considerándose un problema de Salud Publica. Objetivo general: Determinar la Prevalencia de Parasitosis Intestinales en alumnos de la Unidad .Educativa Carabobo. Materiales y Métodos: Estudio descriptivo y transversal; población de 498 escolares, muestra no probabilística conformada por 186 alumnos. Resultados: prevalencia global de 82,25% parasitados, la Blastocystis hominis predomino con 55,91%, Áscaris lumbricoides con 30,64%. Las parasitosis sobresalieron en el sexo masculino (44,62%) El 49,46% habitaban en domicilios formales; el 45,75% compartían habitación con menos de 3 personas y 65,59% consumía agua sin tratar. El 46,24 % de los escolares refirió prurito anal y 46,77% bruxismo. Conclusión: la mayoría de los escolares masculinos resultaron parasitados, con alta prevalencia de protozoarios seguida de las helmintiasis, el consumo de agua sin tratar se considero fuente de transmisión de las parasitosis.
Intestinal parasitic diseases, cause damage on inhabitants of tropical and subtropical areas, thus generating a Public Health problem. Assesment of prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among students of Carabobo Educational Unit, was the aim of the present survey. A descriptive and cross-sectional study in a Basic school with 498 students, through a non-probabilistic sample of 186 pupils was performed. The global prevalence of infestation was 82.25%. Among them, Blastocystis hominis was the most common species; 55.91% and Ascaris lumbricoides was present in 30.64 samples. Among male subjects, 44.62% were infected. 49.46% live in formal dwellings; 45.75% shared bedrooms with less than 3 relatives and 65.59% were consumers of non drinkable water. 46.24% of school children refered anal pruritis and 46.77%, teeth chatter A high infection level was assessed within the male student population with a high prevalence of protozoan and helminths Non drinkable water might be the vehicle for intestinal parasitic infections.