Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection among children from a shanty town in Tucuman, Argentina
Tropical Biomedicine
; : 210-215, 2015.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-630446
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
A parasitological survey was conducted in children living in a poor area next to a drainage channel, in Tucumán province, Argentina. Stool specimens from 115 children were collected and samples were analyzed by direct microscopy examination and concentration techniques. The prevalence rate of intestinal parasites infection was high (78.3%) and Blastocystis hominis was the most frequent protozoan parasite found (68.9%) followed by Giardia intestinalis (33.3%), Entamoeba coli (24.4%), Endolimax nana (12.2%), Chilomastix mesnili (5.6%) and Iodamoeba bütschlii (2.2%). Ascaris lumbricoides was the most prevalent intestinal helminth, with an infection frequency of 38.9%, followed by Trichuris trichiura (13.3%), Strongyloides stercoralis (13.3%), Hymenolepis nana (7.8%) and Enterobius vermicularis (3.3%). Multiple parasitic infections were also high, affecting 71.1% of infected population. These results indicate that sanitary policies, including health care and sanitary education have been inadequate for the control of intestinal parasitism in this high-risk population. Implementation of sanitation programs is a basic need and a joint collaboration between public servant and health professionals should be a priority.
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Contexto em Saúde:
Agenda de Saúde Sustentável para as Américas
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ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
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Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Objetivo 3: Recursos humanos em saúde
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Meta 3.9: Reduzir o número de mortes por produtos químicos perigosos e contaminação do ar e água do solo
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Zoonoses
Base de dados:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Tropical Biomedicine
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Artigo