Browsing by Autor "Javier Orellana-Salazar"

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Frecuencia y conocimiento de tripanosomiasis americana en habitantes de la municipalidad de Vinto, Cochabamba, Bolivia
(2024) Moria Villca Chuquichambi; Abigail Condori-Mamani; Raquel Orellana Guevara; Javier Orellana-Salazar
Introduction: American trypanosomiasis is caused by the blood parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, it affects 21 countries in the America, especially rural populations. Objectives: To determine the frequency and knowledge of American trypanosomiasis, as well as to disaggregate the frequency of American trypanosomiasis reemplazar por by sex and age group in the inhabitants of the municipality of Vinto, Cochabamba - Bolivia. Materials and Methods: A descriptive study with a non-experimental cross-sectional design was carried out. A total of 207 inhabitants of the municipality of Vinto attended the clinical analysis laboratory of the Biochemistry Department of the Adventist University of Bolivia. The sera were processed by indirect hemagglutination (HAI). Knowledge about American trypanosomiasis was determined by means of a structured survey. Pearson’s chi-square was used to relate variables and was considered significant at p<0.05. Results: The frequency of American trypanosomiasis in inhabitants of the municipality of Vinto was 11.6%. There was no relationship between the frequency of American trypanosomiasis and sex (p>0.05) but there was a relationship with the age group (p<0.05). 72.9% claimed to know about American trypanosomiasis. Conclusions: The results show that the frequency of American trypanosomiasis is low and that most of the inhabitants of the municipality of Vinto, Cochabamba, Bolivia have knowledge about the disease. In addition, it was found that there is only a relationship betweenthe frequency of American trypanosomiasis and age group.
Presencia de bacterias en las manos de los niños de primero de primaria de la unidad educativa “Zenobio Quiñones” – Vinto
(2024) Angélica Ucharico Apaza; Javier Orellana-Salazar
Objetivo: identificar, la presencia de bacterias en las manos de los niños de la Unidad Educativa Zenobio Quiñones del Municipio de Vinto. Metodología: estudio descriptivo, de enfoque cuantitativo, de corte transversal realizado a 52 estudiantes del nivel primero de primaria. Se cultivaron muestras y se identificaron bacterias aisladas y los datos obtenidos fueron analizados con Microsoft Excel. Resultados: se identificaron bacterias Gram-positivas y Gram-negativas. Las primeras fueron más abundantes, representando el 75% de las bacterias encontradas. Destacó Staphylococcus aureus con el 50%, seguido de Staphylococcus epidermidis con un 11,46% y Streptococcus sp., con un 10,42%. En cuanto a las bacterias Gram negativas, la más abundante fue Pseudomonas con un 15,63%, seguida de Escherichia coli con un 5,21%. Conclusión: se detectó presencia bacteriana en las manos de todas las muestras. Por lo que, es necesario proponer acciones educativas sobre el lavado de manos para reforzar los hábitos de higiene en ambientes educativos y en el hogar, con el fin de prevenir enfermedades.