Incidencia de Anemia Ferropénica en los estudiantes del Instituto de Educación Especial Cotopaxi

Abstract

The Effect of Iron Deficiency Anemia in existing students of the Institute of Special Education " Cotopaxi" Canton Latacunga was determined by performing a complete blood count on automatic hematology analyzer . Students are identified with low hematocrit values and hemoglobin and proceeded to run tests Serum iron, iron binding capacity, and ferritin all these tests were performed in the clinical chemistry analyzer, using the technique of turbidimetry. The samp les were 111 students of whom Mental Retardation is more prevalent with 41%, while the hearing impairment is considered within the 22%, followed by cerebral palsy with 18%, Down syndrome to 15 %, while 3% have Autism and S. Moebius with 1%. It is conclude d that 21% of high school students special education "Cotopaxi" anemia, while 79% have no box anemia. Complementary to this study, an examination of stools in which 80% of students are parasitized was performed. It is recommended to allocate ongoing treatm ent to this population group with special needs, preventive health treatment, so they can have a better quality of life.