Environmental characteristics around the household and their association with hookworm infection in rural communities from Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

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Anegagrie, Melaku; Lanfri, Sofía; Aramendia, Aranzazu Amor; Scavuzzo, Carlos Matias; Herrador, Zaida; Benito, Agustín; Periago, Maria Victoria
Año de publicación
2021
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Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) are highly prevalent Neglected Tropical Disease in Ethiopia, an estimated 26 million are infected. Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing (RS) technologies assist data mapping and analysis, and the prediction of the spatial distribution of infection in relation to environmental variables. The influence of socioeconomic, environmental and soil characteristics on hookworm infection at the individual and household level is explored in order to identify spatial patterns of infection in rural villages from Zenzelema (Amhara region). Inhabitants greater than 5 years old were recruited in order to assess the presence of STH. Socioeconomic and hookworm infection variables at the household level and environmental variables and soil characteristics using RS were obtained. The dominant STH found was hookworm. Individuals which practiced open defecation and those without electricity had a significant higher number of hookworm eggs in their stool. Additionally, adults showed statistically higher hookworm egg counts than children. Nonetheless, the probability of hookworm infection was not determined by socioeconomic conditions but by environmental characteristics surrounding the households, including a combination of vigorous vegetation and bare soil, high temperatures, and compacted soils (high bulk density) with more acidic pH, given a pH of 6.0 is optimal for hatching of hookworm eggs. The identification of high-risk environmental areas provides a useful tool for planning, targeting and monitoring of control measures, including not only children but also adults when hookworm is concerned.
Fil: Anegagrie, Melaku. Fundación Mundo Sano; España. Instituto de Salud Carlos III; España
Fil: Lanfri, Sofía. Fundación Mundo Sano; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales "Mario Gulich"; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina
Fil: Aramendia, Aranzazu Amor. Fundación Mundo Sano; España. Instituto de Salud Carlos III; España
Fil: Scavuzzo, Carlos Matias. Fundación Mundo Sano; Argentina. Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales "Mario Gulich"; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina
Fil: Herrador, Zaida. Instituto de Salud Carlos III; España
Fil: Benito, Agustín. Instituto de Salud Carlos III; España
Fil: Periago, Maria Victoria. Fundación Mundo Sano; Argentina
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HOOKWORMS
ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS
SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
SOIL-TRANSMITTED HELMINTHS
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spelling Environmental characteristics around the household and their association with hookworm infection in rural communities from Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, EthiopiaAnegagrie, MelakuLanfri, SofíaAramendia, Aranzazu AmorScavuzzo, Carlos MatiasHerrador, ZaidaBenito, AgustínPeriago, Maria VictoriaHOOKWORMSENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICSSOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICSSOIL-TRANSMITTED HELMINTHShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) are highly prevalent Neglected Tropical Disease in Ethiopia, an estimated 26 million are infected. Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing (RS) technologies assist data mapping and analysis, and the prediction of the spatial distribution of infection in relation to environmental variables. The influence of socioeconomic, environmental and soil characteristics on hookworm infection at the individual and household level is explored in order to identify spatial patterns of infection in rural villages from Zenzelema (Amhara region). Inhabitants greater than 5 years old were recruited in order to assess the presence of STH. Socioeconomic and hookworm infection variables at the household level and environmental variables and soil characteristics using RS were obtained. The dominant STH found was hookworm. Individuals which practiced open defecation and those without electricity had a significant higher number of hookworm eggs in their stool. Additionally, adults showed statistically higher hookworm egg counts than children. Nonetheless, the probability of hookworm infection was not determined by socioeconomic conditions but by environmental characteristics surrounding the households, including a combination of vigorous vegetation and bare soil, high temperatures, and compacted soils (high bulk density) with more acidic pH, given a pH of 6.0 is optimal for hatching of hookworm eggs. The identification of high-risk environmental areas provides a useful tool for planning, targeting and monitoring of control measures, including not only children but also adults when hookworm is concerned.Fil: Anegagrie, Melaku. Fundación Mundo Sano; España. Instituto de Salud Carlos III; EspañaFil: Lanfri, Sofía. Fundación Mundo Sano; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales "Mario Gulich"; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Aramendia, Aranzazu Amor. Fundación Mundo Sano; España. Instituto de Salud Carlos III; EspañaFil: Scavuzzo, Carlos Matias. Fundación Mundo Sano; Argentina. Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales "Mario Gulich"; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Herrador, Zaida. Instituto de Salud Carlos III; EspañaFil: Benito, Agustín. Instituto de Salud Carlos III; EspañaFil: Periago, Maria Victoria. Fundación Mundo Sano; ArgentinaPublic Library of Science2021-06-22info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/158064Anegagrie, Melaku; Lanfri, Sofía; Aramendia, Aranzazu Amor; Scavuzzo, Carlos Matias; Herrador, Zaida; et al.; Environmental characteristics around the household and their association with hookworm infection in rural communities from Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia; Public Library of Science; Neglected Tropical Diseases; 15; 6; 22-6-2021; 1-201935-27271935-2735CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0009466info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009466info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-22T11:32:49Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/158064instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-22 11:32:50.183CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Environmental characteristics around the household and their association with hookworm infection in rural communities from Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
title Environmental characteristics around the household and their association with hookworm infection in rural communities from Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
spellingShingle Environmental characteristics around the household and their association with hookworm infection in rural communities from Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Anegagrie, Melaku
HOOKWORMS
ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS
SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
SOIL-TRANSMITTED HELMINTHS
title_short Environmental characteristics around the household and their association with hookworm infection in rural communities from Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
title_full Environmental characteristics around the household and their association with hookworm infection in rural communities from Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
title_fullStr Environmental characteristics around the household and their association with hookworm infection in rural communities from Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Environmental characteristics around the household and their association with hookworm infection in rural communities from Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
title_sort Environmental characteristics around the household and their association with hookworm infection in rural communities from Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Anegagrie, Melaku
Lanfri, Sofía
Aramendia, Aranzazu Amor
Scavuzzo, Carlos Matias
Herrador, Zaida
Benito, Agustín
Periago, Maria Victoria
author Anegagrie, Melaku
author_facet Anegagrie, Melaku
Lanfri, Sofía
Aramendia, Aranzazu Amor
Scavuzzo, Carlos Matias
Herrador, Zaida
Benito, Agustín
Periago, Maria Victoria
author_role author
author2 Lanfri, Sofía
Aramendia, Aranzazu Amor
Scavuzzo, Carlos Matias
Herrador, Zaida
Benito, Agustín
Periago, Maria Victoria
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv HOOKWORMS
ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS
SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
SOIL-TRANSMITTED HELMINTHS
topic HOOKWORMS
ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS
SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
SOIL-TRANSMITTED HELMINTHS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) are highly prevalent Neglected Tropical Disease in Ethiopia, an estimated 26 million are infected. Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing (RS) technologies assist data mapping and analysis, and the prediction of the spatial distribution of infection in relation to environmental variables. The influence of socioeconomic, environmental and soil characteristics on hookworm infection at the individual and household level is explored in order to identify spatial patterns of infection in rural villages from Zenzelema (Amhara region). Inhabitants greater than 5 years old were recruited in order to assess the presence of STH. Socioeconomic and hookworm infection variables at the household level and environmental variables and soil characteristics using RS were obtained. The dominant STH found was hookworm. Individuals which practiced open defecation and those without electricity had a significant higher number of hookworm eggs in their stool. Additionally, adults showed statistically higher hookworm egg counts than children. Nonetheless, the probability of hookworm infection was not determined by socioeconomic conditions but by environmental characteristics surrounding the households, including a combination of vigorous vegetation and bare soil, high temperatures, and compacted soils (high bulk density) with more acidic pH, given a pH of 6.0 is optimal for hatching of hookworm eggs. The identification of high-risk environmental areas provides a useful tool for planning, targeting and monitoring of control measures, including not only children but also adults when hookworm is concerned.
Fil: Anegagrie, Melaku. Fundación Mundo Sano; España. Instituto de Salud Carlos III; España
Fil: Lanfri, Sofía. Fundación Mundo Sano; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales "Mario Gulich"; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina
Fil: Aramendia, Aranzazu Amor. Fundación Mundo Sano; España. Instituto de Salud Carlos III; España
Fil: Scavuzzo, Carlos Matias. Fundación Mundo Sano; Argentina. Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales "Mario Gulich"; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina
Fil: Herrador, Zaida. Instituto de Salud Carlos III; España
Fil: Benito, Agustín. Instituto de Salud Carlos III; España
Fil: Periago, Maria Victoria. Fundación Mundo Sano; Argentina
description Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) are highly prevalent Neglected Tropical Disease in Ethiopia, an estimated 26 million are infected. Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing (RS) technologies assist data mapping and analysis, and the prediction of the spatial distribution of infection in relation to environmental variables. The influence of socioeconomic, environmental and soil characteristics on hookworm infection at the individual and household level is explored in order to identify spatial patterns of infection in rural villages from Zenzelema (Amhara region). Inhabitants greater than 5 years old were recruited in order to assess the presence of STH. Socioeconomic and hookworm infection variables at the household level and environmental variables and soil characteristics using RS were obtained. The dominant STH found was hookworm. Individuals which practiced open defecation and those without electricity had a significant higher number of hookworm eggs in their stool. Additionally, adults showed statistically higher hookworm egg counts than children. Nonetheless, the probability of hookworm infection was not determined by socioeconomic conditions but by environmental characteristics surrounding the households, including a combination of vigorous vegetation and bare soil, high temperatures, and compacted soils (high bulk density) with more acidic pH, given a pH of 6.0 is optimal for hatching of hookworm eggs. The identification of high-risk environmental areas provides a useful tool for planning, targeting and monitoring of control measures, including not only children but also adults when hookworm is concerned.
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