Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Anthropometric Assessments in Preschool Children in a Region of the Istmo de Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico.
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Introduction: Intestinal parasites are infections that affect the digestive system, and can also affect other organs and tissues, they are transmitted by the fecal-oral route through the ingestion of cysts or eggs, present in contaminated food and beverages. In Mexico they are one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in pediatric ages.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites, their socioeconomic impact and their effect on growth and development in children from a population of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca.
Material and Methods: An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in 589 children between 0-5 years of age, for 8 months, through medical examination, coproparasito-scopic studies and Méndez-Graffar questionnaire to their guardians. The EPI-INFOTM program, SPSS version 27.0 and EPIDAT 4.2 were used to perform the Chi2 and Student's t statistical tests, with a 95% confidence interval.
Results: Of all the children studied, 81.49% had at least one parasitic agent, Blastocystis spp. (79%) the most prevalent. No significant difference was found between both sexes, but it was found in the age group, being the ages of 4-6 years the most parasitized in 100%. According to statistical tests, there is a direct relationship with parasitic load, development of nutritional alterations and socioeconomic conditions in which they grow.
Conclusion: The community studied presented a high prevalence of these diseases associated with socioeconomic factors, which is why the implementation of prevention programs for these infections is insisted on.
Keywords:
Intestinal diseases, Preschool, Malnutrition, Mexico
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SÁNCHEZ VEGA, José Trinidad et al.
Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Anthropometric Assessments in Preschool Children in a Region of the Istmo de Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico..
Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], v. 11, n. 8, sep. 2023.
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3. Organización Panamericana de la Salud. Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of Deworming Activities: A Contribution to the Control of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections in Latin America and the Caribbean. Disponible en: https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/31345. Accessed verified on July 21, 2023.
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22. Solano L, Acuña I, Barón MA, Morón De Salim A, Sánchez A. Intestinal parasitic infestation and others infectious backgrounds influence in the anthropometric nutritional status of children in poverty. Parasitología latinoamericana. 2008 63(1-2-3-4): 12-19. https://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0717-77122008000100003
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27. Villa A, Kelly S. Determinación de la prevalencia de parásitos intestinales en niños de 3 a 5 años y los factores sociosanitarios asociados, en el distrito de Jacobo Hunter-Arequipa. Doctoral dissertation, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín. 2017.
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31. Salas K, Barrios A, Zapata C, Galofre M, Gonzales C, Macías J. Prevalencia De Parasitismo Intestinal Y Su Asociacion Con El Estado Nutricional En Niños Del Municipio De Galapa, Atlántico-Colombia 2018 14(36); 12-24. https://eujournal.org/index.php/esj/article/view/11595
32. Romero R, Tay J, Gutierrez M, Gonzalez A, Sanchez JT. Repercussion of Geohelminthiasis in Individual Development and Growth Rate. XI International Congress of Clinical Chemistry: Proceedings. Vienna, Austria. August 30-September 5, 1982: 371-382.
33. Zonta ML, Navone GT, Oyhenart EE. Intestinal parasites in preschool and school age children: Current situation in urban, periurban and rural populations in Brandsen, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Parasitología latinoamericana.2007 62(1-2):54-60. http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0717-77122007000100009.
34. Zuta N, Rojas AO, Mori MA, Cajas UV. Impact of school health education, overcrowding and intestinal parasites in preschool children. Comunic@cción. 2019 10(1): 47-56. http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2219-71682019000100004
35. Giraldo JM, Lora F, Hena LH, Mejia S, Gonzalez JE. Prevalence of giardiasis and intestinal parasites in preschool children from homes attended in a state program in Armenia, Colombia. Revista de Salud Pública. 2005 7(3):327-338. http://www.scielo.org.co/pdf/rsap/v7n3/v7n3a08.pdf.
36. Morales A, Restrepo L, Ramírez L, Villa A. . Giardiasis y desnutrición infantil. Investigar y Aprender, 2016 (1); 61-71. https://doi.org/10.22209/ia.n1a06 http://fer.uniremington.edu.co/ojs/index.php/IA/article/view/205/210
37. Mazariego AMÄ, Alejandro GMR, Ramirez ASJ, Trujillo MG.Prevalence of intestinal parasites in children from rural day care centers in Chiapas. Enfermedad Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica. 2020 40(2):43-46. https://www.medigraphic.com/pdfs/micro/ei-2020/ei202b.pdf.
38. Arias J, Guzmán G, Lora F, Torres E, Gómez E. Prevalencia de protozoos intestinales en 79 niños de 2 a 5 años de edad de un hogar infantil estatal en Circasia, Quindío. Infectio, 2010 14(1), 31-38. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0123939210700904