Prevalence of intestinal parasitosis within three population groups in La Plata, Argentina
- Autores
- Gamboa, María Inés; Basualdo Farjat, Juan Ángel; Kozubsky, Leonora Eugenia; Costas, María Elena; Cueto Rua, Eduardo; Lahitte, Héctor Blas
- Año de publicación
- 1998
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- inglés
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- artículo
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- Descripción
- The prevalence of intestinal parasites was studied as a function of socioeconomic conditions within La Plata, Argentina. Age, sex, and environmental factors were considered. Thus, from each of three areas within the city - the first a 'marginal' zone, the second a lower-income suburb, the third a middle-income urban district - 100,101, and 91 children up to 14 years old, respectively, were examined for intestinal parasites. Giardia lamblia was the most frequent species found. The respective prevalences of intestinal parasites overall (73, 54.4, and 35.1%), of polyparasitism (61.6, 27.2, and 12.5%), and of helminthic infection (32, 10.9, and 0.0%) were the highest within the population group having significantly inferior sanitary and environmental conditions. A positive statistical association between the prevalence of intestinal parasitosis and age was observed in all three of the neighborhoods. We also noted a correspondence between the frequency of such infections and school attendance in the two suburban districts. Management practices in accordance with the specific characteristics of an urban environmental and sociocultural ecosystem are thus important for the control of intestinal-parasite infection within municipal populations.
Facultad de Ciencias Médicas
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas - Materia
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Ciencias Exactas
Medicina
Intestinal parasites
Prevalence
Socioeconomic factors - Nivel de accesibilidad
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- Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitosis within three population groups in La Plata, Argentina |
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitosis within three population groups in La Plata, Argentina |
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitosis within three population groups in La Plata, Argentina Gamboa, María Inés Ciencias Exactas Medicina Intestinal parasites Prevalence Socioeconomic factors |
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitosis within three population groups in La Plata, Argentina |
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitosis within three population groups in La Plata, Argentina |
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitosis within three population groups in La Plata, Argentina |
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitosis within three population groups in La Plata, Argentina |
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitosis within three population groups in La Plata, Argentina |
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Gamboa, María Inés Basualdo Farjat, Juan Ángel Kozubsky, Leonora Eugenia Costas, María Elena Cueto Rua, Eduardo Lahitte, Héctor Blas |
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Gamboa, María Inés |
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Gamboa, María Inés Basualdo Farjat, Juan Ángel Kozubsky, Leonora Eugenia Costas, María Elena Cueto Rua, Eduardo Lahitte, Héctor Blas |
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Basualdo Farjat, Juan Ángel Kozubsky, Leonora Eugenia Costas, María Elena Cueto Rua, Eduardo Lahitte, Héctor Blas |
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Ciencias Exactas Medicina Intestinal parasites Prevalence Socioeconomic factors |
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Ciencias Exactas Medicina Intestinal parasites Prevalence Socioeconomic factors |
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The prevalence of intestinal parasites was studied as a function of socioeconomic conditions within La Plata, Argentina. Age, sex, and environmental factors were considered. Thus, from each of three areas within the city - the first a 'marginal' zone, the second a lower-income suburb, the third a middle-income urban district - 100,101, and 91 children up to 14 years old, respectively, were examined for intestinal parasites. Giardia lamblia was the most frequent species found. The respective prevalences of intestinal parasites overall (73, 54.4, and 35.1%), of polyparasitism (61.6, 27.2, and 12.5%), and of helminthic infection (32, 10.9, and 0.0%) were the highest within the population group having significantly inferior sanitary and environmental conditions. A positive statistical association between the prevalence of intestinal parasitosis and age was observed in all three of the neighborhoods. We also noted a correspondence between the frequency of such infections and school attendance in the two suburban districts. Management practices in accordance with the specific characteristics of an urban environmental and sociocultural ecosystem are thus important for the control of intestinal-parasite infection within municipal populations. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Facultad de Ciencias Exactas |
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The prevalence of intestinal parasites was studied as a function of socioeconomic conditions within La Plata, Argentina. Age, sex, and environmental factors were considered. Thus, from each of three areas within the city - the first a 'marginal' zone, the second a lower-income suburb, the third a middle-income urban district - 100,101, and 91 children up to 14 years old, respectively, were examined for intestinal parasites. Giardia lamblia was the most frequent species found. The respective prevalences of intestinal parasites overall (73, 54.4, and 35.1%), of polyparasitism (61.6, 27.2, and 12.5%), and of helminthic infection (32, 10.9, and 0.0%) were the highest within the population group having significantly inferior sanitary and environmental conditions. A positive statistical association between the prevalence of intestinal parasitosis and age was observed in all three of the neighborhoods. We also noted a correspondence between the frequency of such infections and school attendance in the two suburban districts. Management practices in accordance with the specific characteristics of an urban environmental and sociocultural ecosystem are thus important for the control of intestinal-parasite infection within municipal populations. |
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