Enterobiasis en escolares de una población rural del Estado Falcón, Venezuela y su relación con el nivel socio-económico / Enterobiasis among schoolchildren in a rural population from Estado Falcón, Venezuela, and its relation with socioeconomic level
Invest. clín
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43(3): 173-181, sept. 2002.
Article
Dans Espagnol
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ABSTRACT
Between may and july 2001, a survey was conducted in order to investigate the prevalence and symptoms of Enterobius vermicularis infection and its relationship with the socio-economic status and household crowding of 154 schoolchildren aged 6-12 years from a rural village in Falcon State, Venezuela. The Graham technique (perianal swabs with an adhesive cellulose tape) was used to perform the parasitological diagnosis. The overall prevalence was high (57.79). There was no difference in the prevalence between sexes (X2 = 0.005; d.f. = 1) or ages (X2 = 3.63; d.f. = 6) (p > 0.05), suggesting similar risk conditions for all individuals. Anal pruritus was the most common clinical finding (53.9). Other less frequent manifestations were the following perianal lesions (34.8) and vulvovaginitis (32.6). Graffar analysis revealed that the majority of schoolchildren belong to the poorer socioeconomic strata IV (55.9) and V (29.87), with overcrowded living conditions. The correlation between E. vermicularis infection and crowding rates was found to be statistically significant (r = 0.98; p < 0.001). In the light on these results, it can be concluded that poverty, overcrowding, anal pruritus, scarcity of water, inadequate personal and community hygiene play a relevant role on the transmission dynamics and endemic maintenance of enterobiasis among schoolchildren from Sabaneta.
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Sujet Principal:
Oxyurose
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Parasitoses intestinales
Type d'étude:
Évaluation en économique de la santé
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Étude de prévalence
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Facteurs de risque
Limites du sujet:
Enfant
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
Pays comme sujet:
Amérique du Sud
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Vénézuela
langue:
Espagnol
Texte intégral:
Invest. clín
Thème du journal:
Biologia
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Médicament
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Relatos de Casos
Année:
2002
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Venezuela
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda/VE
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