Intestinal parasitosis, undernutrition and socio-environmental factors in schoolchildren from Clorinda Formosa, Argentina

Objective: To evaluate intestinal parasitosis, undernutrition and socio-environmental factors in schoolchildren from Clorinda (Formosa, Argentina). Materials and Methods: Serial fecal samples and anal swabs of 114 schoolchildren, canine feces and soil samples were analyzed. Body weight and height o...

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Autores principales: Zonta, María Lorena, Cociancic, Paola, Oyhenart, Evelia Edith, Navone, Graciela Teresa
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2019
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Ciencias Médicas
Parasites
malnutrition
environment
Children
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/115851
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topic Ciencias Médicas
Parasites
malnutrition
environment
Children
spellingShingle Ciencias Médicas
Parasites
malnutrition
environment
Children
Zonta, María Lorena
Cociancic, Paola
Oyhenart, Evelia Edith
Navone, Graciela Teresa
Intestinal parasitosis, undernutrition and socio-environmental factors in schoolchildren from Clorinda Formosa, Argentina
topic_facet Ciencias Médicas
Parasites
malnutrition
environment
Children
description Objective: To evaluate intestinal parasitosis, undernutrition and socio-environmental factors in schoolchildren from Clorinda (Formosa, Argentina). Materials and Methods: Serial fecal samples and anal swabs of 114 schoolchildren, canine feces and soil samples were analyzed. Body weight and height of 215 schoolchildren were measured and undernutrition was estimated according to the World Health Organization criteria. Socio-environmental variables were assessed by means of a semi-structured questionnaire. Results: 78.1% of children were infected by at least one of the 12 species identified and 70.8% had multiple parasitic infections. Blastocystis sp., Giardia lamblia and Enterobius vermicularis were the most prevalent. Additionally, 17.5% of children were infected by at least one geohelminth (e.g. Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, hookworms). 64.3% of canine of canine feces were positive and six parasitic species were found; the most frequent were Ancylostoma caninum, Uncinaria stenocephala and G. lamblia. Furthermore, 37.5% of soil samples showed zoonotic parasites (i.e. Ascaris sp., Toxocara sp.). Finally, 10.0% of the children were undernourished and 85.7% of them had parasites. The risk for parasitosis was higher in children that lived in houses with inadequate solid waste disposal and whose parents were unemployed or had temporary jobs. Conclusions: The lack of environmental sanitation, unstable employment of parents and the presence of zoonotic species were the most relevant factors observed. Consequently, these conditions result in an increase of parasitic infections and negatively influence the growth of children.
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author Zonta, María Lorena
Cociancic, Paola
Oyhenart, Evelia Edith
Navone, Graciela Teresa
author_facet Zonta, María Lorena
Cociancic, Paola
Oyhenart, Evelia Edith
Navone, Graciela Teresa
author_sort Zonta, María Lorena
title Intestinal parasitosis, undernutrition and socio-environmental factors in schoolchildren from Clorinda Formosa, Argentina
title_short Intestinal parasitosis, undernutrition and socio-environmental factors in schoolchildren from Clorinda Formosa, Argentina
title_full Intestinal parasitosis, undernutrition and socio-environmental factors in schoolchildren from Clorinda Formosa, Argentina
title_fullStr Intestinal parasitosis, undernutrition and socio-environmental factors in schoolchildren from Clorinda Formosa, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Intestinal parasitosis, undernutrition and socio-environmental factors in schoolchildren from Clorinda Formosa, Argentina
title_sort intestinal parasitosis, undernutrition and socio-environmental factors in schoolchildren from clorinda formosa, argentina
publishDate 2019
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/115851
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