Prevalencia de infecciones respiratorias agudas en niños menores de 5 años, Racar 2017

Background: Acute Respiratory Infections are a serious health problem in children since they are exposed to a series of environmental factors, both in industrialized and underdeveloped countries. The prevalence of acute respiratory infections according to studies exceeds 40%, is high due to poor air quality, whether intra-domiciliary or external, increases the risk of respiratory diseases along with other factors such as lack of hygiene and unhealthy behaviors, which directly affect children under 5 years of age, being one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in Ecuador and the Province. General Objective: To determine the prevalence of Acute Respiratory Infections in children under 5 years of age, Racar 2017. Methodology: the research is of the quantitative type. The study is analytical, which will allow identifying the environmental determinants of Acute Respiratory Infections of children of the Racar community. Results: Of the boys and girls in the Racar sector, 43.9% are male and 56.1% are female, of which 27.6% are 4 years old and 20.3 are 1 year old. The perception of the mothers of family affirms that among the environmental factors 73.2% consider that the dust is a risk for the IRA, where 37.2% is generated by the presence of vehicles. Of the total number of people surveyed, only 54.5% have their own homes, likewise, 49.6% do not have potable water services. Conclusions: Environmental factors are one of the main factors for the prevalence of Acute Respiratory Infections, of which dust smoke are the generators of Cough, Fever and Catarrh as symptoms of ARI