Socio-environmental conditions, intestinal parasitic infections and nutritional status in children from a suburban neighborhood of La Plata, Argentina

Autores
Gamboa, María Inés; Navone, Graciela Teresa; Orden, Alicia Bibiana; Torres, Fernanda; Castro, Luis Eduardo; Oyhenart, Evelia Edith
Año de publicación
2009
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inglés
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artículo
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We analyzed intestinal parasitic infections in children aged 1–12 years from a poor neighborhood in La Plata, Argentina, and determined the correlations with their nutritional status and socio-environmental conditions. We performed parasitological analyses with anal brushed technique (for Enterobius vermicularis eggs) and fecal samples, employing the techniques of Ritchie, Carles Barthelemy and Willis. The worm burdens of nematodes were estimated by means of Kato Katz technique. Low weight-for-age (underweight), height-for-age (stunting) and weight-for-height (wasting) were calculated based on the 5th centile of the WHO 2006 (children under 5) and CDC 2000 (older children and adolescents) growth references. We also analyzed samples of soil, water, and canine feces and surveyed other domestic and environmental data using structured questionnaires to each child’s parents. To associate the parasitological, anthropometric and socio-environmental data, a categorical analysis of principal components (catPCA) was conducted. In the first axis of catPCA, the correlations among socio-environmental variables showed a gradient of “relative welfare”. The eigenvectors showed the most influential variables in the analysis were promiscuity (0.0765), father’s education (−0.741), crowding (0.727), wastewater disposal (−0.658), mother’s education (−0.574), and flooding (−0.409). The 85% of children were parasitized and 79.6% polyparasitized. The 27.7% of children had deficit in some nutritional status indicator, being the stunting the most prevalent deficit (16.8%). There also found parasites in 42% of the dog feces, 53% of the soil samples, and non-pathogenic amoebae in the water samples. The SEV was mainly associated with geohelminths and stunting, especially among the poorest children. The study evidences that living conditions are variable within this population. Part of these variations could be linked to the differences in the extent to which parents are able to use their scant resources to influence their children’s morbidity. Further studies need to be done from a qualitative approach.
Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores (CEPAVE)
Materia
Ciencias Veterinarias
medio ambiente
Enfermedades Intestinales
La Plata (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
nutritional status
socio-environmental factors
children
intestinal parasites
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spelling Socio-environmental conditions, intestinal parasitic infections and nutritional status in children from a suburban neighborhood of La Plata, ArgentinaGamboa, María InésNavone, Graciela TeresaOrden, Alicia BibianaTorres, FernandaCastro, Luis EduardoOyhenart, Evelia EdithCiencias Veterinariasmedio ambienteEnfermedades IntestinalesLa Plata (Buenos Aires, Argentina)nutritional statussocio-environmental factorschildrenintestinal parasitesWe analyzed intestinal parasitic infections in children aged 1–12 years from a poor neighborhood in La Plata, Argentina, and determined the correlations with their nutritional status and socio-environmental conditions. We performed parasitological analyses with anal brushed technique (for Enterobius vermicularis eggs) and fecal samples, employing the techniques of Ritchie, Carles Barthelemy and Willis. The worm burdens of nematodes were estimated by means of Kato Katz technique. Low weight-for-age (underweight), height-for-age (stunting) and weight-for-height (wasting) were calculated based on the 5th centile of the WHO 2006 (children under 5) and CDC 2000 (older children and adolescents) growth references. We also analyzed samples of soil, water, and canine feces and surveyed other domestic and environmental data using structured questionnaires to each child’s parents. To associate the parasitological, anthropometric and socio-environmental data, a categorical analysis of principal components (catPCA) was conducted. In the first axis of catPCA, the correlations among socio-environmental variables showed a gradient of “relative welfare”. The eigenvectors showed the most influential variables in the analysis were promiscuity (0.0765), father’s education (−0.741), crowding (0.727), wastewater disposal (−0.658), mother’s education (−0.574), and flooding (−0.409). The 85% of children were parasitized and 79.6% polyparasitized. The 27.7% of children had deficit in some nutritional status indicator, being the stunting the most prevalent deficit (16.8%). There also found parasites in 42% of the dog feces, 53% of the soil samples, and non-pathogenic amoebae in the water samples. The SEV was mainly associated with geohelminths and stunting, especially among the poorest children. The study evidences that living conditions are variable within this population. Part of these variations could be linked to the differences in the extent to which parents are able to use their scant resources to influence their children’s morbidity. Further studies need to be done from a qualitative approach.Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores (CEPAVE)2009-07-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdf184-189http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/58380enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001706X09001636info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0001-706Xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.06.015info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2025-09-29T11:06:41Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/58380Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-09-29 11:06:41.953SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Socio-environmental conditions, intestinal parasitic infections and nutritional status in children from a suburban neighborhood of La Plata, Argentina
title Socio-environmental conditions, intestinal parasitic infections and nutritional status in children from a suburban neighborhood of La Plata, Argentina
spellingShingle Socio-environmental conditions, intestinal parasitic infections and nutritional status in children from a suburban neighborhood of La Plata, Argentina
Gamboa, María Inés
Ciencias Veterinarias
medio ambiente
Enfermedades Intestinales
La Plata (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
nutritional status
socio-environmental factors
children
intestinal parasites
title_short Socio-environmental conditions, intestinal parasitic infections and nutritional status in children from a suburban neighborhood of La Plata, Argentina
title_full Socio-environmental conditions, intestinal parasitic infections and nutritional status in children from a suburban neighborhood of La Plata, Argentina
title_fullStr Socio-environmental conditions, intestinal parasitic infections and nutritional status in children from a suburban neighborhood of La Plata, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Socio-environmental conditions, intestinal parasitic infections and nutritional status in children from a suburban neighborhood of La Plata, Argentina
title_sort Socio-environmental conditions, intestinal parasitic infections and nutritional status in children from a suburban neighborhood of La Plata, Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gamboa, María Inés
Navone, Graciela Teresa
Orden, Alicia Bibiana
Torres, Fernanda
Castro, Luis Eduardo
Oyhenart, Evelia Edith
author Gamboa, María Inés
author_facet Gamboa, María Inés
Navone, Graciela Teresa
Orden, Alicia Bibiana
Torres, Fernanda
Castro, Luis Eduardo
Oyhenart, Evelia Edith
author_role author
author2 Navone, Graciela Teresa
Orden, Alicia Bibiana
Torres, Fernanda
Castro, Luis Eduardo
Oyhenart, Evelia Edith
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Veterinarias
medio ambiente
Enfermedades Intestinales
La Plata (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
nutritional status
socio-environmental factors
children
intestinal parasites
topic Ciencias Veterinarias
medio ambiente
Enfermedades Intestinales
La Plata (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
nutritional status
socio-environmental factors
children
intestinal parasites
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv We analyzed intestinal parasitic infections in children aged 1–12 years from a poor neighborhood in La Plata, Argentina, and determined the correlations with their nutritional status and socio-environmental conditions. We performed parasitological analyses with anal brushed technique (for Enterobius vermicularis eggs) and fecal samples, employing the techniques of Ritchie, Carles Barthelemy and Willis. The worm burdens of nematodes were estimated by means of Kato Katz technique. Low weight-for-age (underweight), height-for-age (stunting) and weight-for-height (wasting) were calculated based on the 5th centile of the WHO 2006 (children under 5) and CDC 2000 (older children and adolescents) growth references. We also analyzed samples of soil, water, and canine feces and surveyed other domestic and environmental data using structured questionnaires to each child’s parents. To associate the parasitological, anthropometric and socio-environmental data, a categorical analysis of principal components (catPCA) was conducted. In the first axis of catPCA, the correlations among socio-environmental variables showed a gradient of “relative welfare”. The eigenvectors showed the most influential variables in the analysis were promiscuity (0.0765), father’s education (−0.741), crowding (0.727), wastewater disposal (−0.658), mother’s education (−0.574), and flooding (−0.409). The 85% of children were parasitized and 79.6% polyparasitized. The 27.7% of children had deficit in some nutritional status indicator, being the stunting the most prevalent deficit (16.8%). There also found parasites in 42% of the dog feces, 53% of the soil samples, and non-pathogenic amoebae in the water samples. The SEV was mainly associated with geohelminths and stunting, especially among the poorest children. The study evidences that living conditions are variable within this population. Part of these variations could be linked to the differences in the extent to which parents are able to use their scant resources to influence their children’s morbidity. Further studies need to be done from a qualitative approach.
Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores (CEPAVE)
description We analyzed intestinal parasitic infections in children aged 1–12 years from a poor neighborhood in La Plata, Argentina, and determined the correlations with their nutritional status and socio-environmental conditions. We performed parasitological analyses with anal brushed technique (for Enterobius vermicularis eggs) and fecal samples, employing the techniques of Ritchie, Carles Barthelemy and Willis. The worm burdens of nematodes were estimated by means of Kato Katz technique. Low weight-for-age (underweight), height-for-age (stunting) and weight-for-height (wasting) were calculated based on the 5th centile of the WHO 2006 (children under 5) and CDC 2000 (older children and adolescents) growth references. We also analyzed samples of soil, water, and canine feces and surveyed other domestic and environmental data using structured questionnaires to each child’s parents. To associate the parasitological, anthropometric and socio-environmental data, a categorical analysis of principal components (catPCA) was conducted. In the first axis of catPCA, the correlations among socio-environmental variables showed a gradient of “relative welfare”. The eigenvectors showed the most influential variables in the analysis were promiscuity (0.0765), father’s education (−0.741), crowding (0.727), wastewater disposal (−0.658), mother’s education (−0.574), and flooding (−0.409). The 85% of children were parasitized and 79.6% polyparasitized. The 27.7% of children had deficit in some nutritional status indicator, being the stunting the most prevalent deficit (16.8%). There also found parasites in 42% of the dog feces, 53% of the soil samples, and non-pathogenic amoebae in the water samples. The SEV was mainly associated with geohelminths and stunting, especially among the poorest children. The study evidences that living conditions are variable within this population. Part of these variations could be linked to the differences in the extent to which parents are able to use their scant resources to influence their children’s morbidity. Further studies need to be done from a qualitative approach.
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