Intervención educativa para la prevención de la escabiosis dirigida a representantes de preescolares de 5-6 años
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Introducción: La escabiosis constituye un problema de salud pública en especial en los niños, es una infestación cutánea, altamente pruriginosa y contagiosa endémica en países en vías de desarrollo, afecta a todos los grupos socioeconómicos y a todas las edades es causa la alta morbilidad Objetivo: Determinar la información sobre prevención de escabiosis que poseen los representantes de preescolares de 5-6 años de la comunidad de la Peña posterior a una intervención educativa Materiales y métodos: Investigación cuasi experimental de pre test y post test de las intervenciones educativas. El universo estuvo conformado por 143 representantes de preescolares, la muestra intencionada fue de 86 personas, el instrumento fue un cuestionario conformado por ítems de respuestas dicotómicas que se administró a los representantes antes de la intervención educativa y posterior a la misma. Resultados: Antes de la intervención existía muy baja información acerca de la prevención de la escabiosis lo que representaba el 67.4 %. Posterior a la misma se incrementa el número de representantes que mejoran su nivel de información hasta llegar a 73.2%. Conclusión: El desarrollo y aplicación de la intervención educativa logro elevar los conocimientos sobre que es la escabiosis identificar cuáles son los factores de riesgo.
Introduction: Scabies is a public health problem, especially in children. It is a highly pruritic and contagious skin infestation endemic in developing countries. It affects all socioeconomic groups and causes high morbidity at all ages. Objective: To determine the information on the prevention of scabies that the representatives of preschool children aged 5-6 years from the Peña community have after an educational intervention. Materials and methods: Quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test research of educational interventions. The universe was made up of 143 preschool representatives, the intended sample was 86 people, and the instrument was a questionnaire made up of items of dichotomous responses that were administered to the representatives before and after the educational intervention. Results: Before the intervention, there was very little information about the prevention of scabies, which represented 67.4%. After the same, the number of representatives that improve their level of information increases to 73.2%. Conclusion: The development and application of the educational intervention managed to raise the knowledge about what scabies is, to identify which are the risk factors.
Introduction: Scabies is a public health problem, especially in children. It is a highly pruritic and contagious skin infestation endemic in developing countries. It affects all socioeconomic groups and causes high morbidity at all ages. Objective: To determine the information on the prevention of scabies that the representatives of preschool children aged 5-6 years from the Peña community have after an educational intervention. Materials and methods: Quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test research of educational interventions. The universe was made up of 143 preschool representatives, the intended sample was 86 people, and the instrument was a questionnaire made up of items of dichotomous responses that were administered to the representatives before and after the educational intervention. Results: Before the intervention, there was very little information about the prevention of scabies, which represented 67.4%. After the same, the number of representatives that improve their level of information increases to 73.2%. Conclusion: The development and application of the educational intervention managed to raise the knowledge about what scabies is, to identify which are the risk factors.
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Vol. 3, No. 9