Asociación entre geohelmintos y condiciones socioambientales en diferentes poblaciones humanas de Argentina

Gamboa, María Inés; Kozubsky, Leonora Eugenia; Costas, María Elena; Garraza, Mariela; Cardozo, Marta; Susevich, María Laura; Magistrello, Paula; Navone, Graciela Teresa

doi:10.1590/s1020-49892009000700001

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“…In Argentina, the prevalence fluctuates between 45% and 80% according to the provinces, being the subtropical provinces the most endemic regions (Juarez & Rajal, ). Our epidemiological surveys in children from Puerto Iguazú evidenced prevalence close to 60 per cent in concordance with others studies developed in Misiones province (Gamboa et al., ; Navone, Gamboa, Oyhenart, & Orden, ; Zonta, Garraza, Castro, Navone, & Oyhenart, ).…”

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Prevention of intestinal parasites in a tri‐border area of Latin America: Children perceptions and an integral health education strategy

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Valente

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Zoonoses and Public Health

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To investigate knowledge of school-aged children and their perception on intestinal parasites, and to assess knowledge reconstruction on prevention practices after specific training in the subject. We performed an activity package that included the analysis of children's drawings of intestinal parasites, and information and communication technologies (ITCs) to transfer knowledge about these pathogens and prevention measures. Retrieval learning activities were performed to fixation of general and specific prevention and control measures.Overall, we found that there is a knowledge gap in many aspects of parasite biology and ecology, and therefore on the risk of infection and acquisition mechanisms. After ITCs, the children improved their knowledge over non-trained children.The approaches used to transfer knowledge and for learning, fixation were valuable tools for incorporating changes in misconceptions and in the deep-rooted habits that favour entero-parasitic diseases. This has important implications for the specific design of future education materials and campaigns. Understanding of perceptions helps to provide justifications and knowledge to achieve changes in unhealthy habits, and it constitutes the basis for the transformation of many risky practices.

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Prevention of intestinal parasites in a tri‐border area of Latin America: Children perceptions and an integral health education strategy

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Valente

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“…The parasites detected more frequently in both populations were E. vermicularis, B. hominis, and G. lamblia, matching other authors' findings in Argentina (Bracciaforte et al, 2010;Milano et al, 2007;Soriano et al, 2005;Zonta et al, 2007). They also confirm B. hominis as the protozoan with the highest prevalence in different regions of the country (Gamboa et al, 2009;Menghi et al, 2007;Soriano et al, 2005).The literature published in the last decade found the prevalence of parasitic infections in suburban and rural settlements in the province of Buenos Aires to be between 23 and 86% (Gamboa et al, 2009(Gamboa et al, , 2011Minvielle et al, 2004;Molina et al, 2011;Pezzani et al, 2004Pezzani et al, , 2009Pezzani et al, , 2012.…”

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Nutritional status in parasitized and nonparasitized children from two districts of buenos aires, Argentina

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“…Toxocara canis, Ancylostoma caninum, Uncinaria stenocephala ) (Traversa, ; Zanzani, Gazzonis, Scarpa, Berrilli, & Manfredi, ). For example, by direct or indirect contact with the secretions or depositions of infected dogs and by ingestion of an intermediary host, among others (Bwalya, Nalubamba, Hankanga, & Namangala, ; Gamboa et al., ; Traversa et al., ; Traversa et al., ). In this respect, some of these parasitoses are potentially zoonotic and can affect human health, especially that of children due to the close relationship they develop with their pets and also due to insufficient hygiene practices, inadequate disposition of canine faeces and lack of environmental sanitation (Amissah‐Reynolds, Monney, Adowah, & Agyemang, ; Dantas‐Torres & Otranto, ; Soriano et al., ).…”

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A cross‐sectional study of intestinal parasitoses in dogs and children of the periurban area of La Plata (Buenos Aires, Argentina): Zoonotic importance and implications in public health

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Zonta

Navone

2017

Zoonoses and Public Health

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SummaryA cross-sectional study was performed between school term dates 2014 and 2015 to diagnose intestinal parasites in dogs and children living with them. The socioenvironmental characteristics and hygiene practices of the children were also evaluated in terms of risk factors for parasitic infection of periurban neighbourhoods of La Plata (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Serial coproparasitological samples of 78 dogs and 211 children were analysed by means of concentration and flotation techniques.Socio-environmental variables and hygiene practices of children were evaluated through semi-structured questionnaires which were answered by every family. The study showed that 82.1% of dogs were parasitized. The specific richness was of 11 species; Ancylostoma caninum (69.2%), Uncinaria stenocephala (41.0%), Trichuris vulpis (28.2%) and Toxocara canis (21.8%) were the most prevalent. The study also revealed that 67.8% of children were positive. Also, 11 species were identified and the most prevalent were Blastocystis sp. (36.0%), Enterobius vermicularis (27.5%) and Giardia lamblia (21.3%). The risk for parasitosis was higher in 6-year-old children and older (OR = 1.9, 95% IC: 1.0-3.7) and in those who did not wash their hands or did it occasionally after playing with their pets (OR = 2.8, 95% IC: 1.4-5.5). Blastocystis sp. and Entamoeba coli infection risks were greater in children whose parents had a basic level of education (OR = 3.4, 95% IC: 1.3-8.7 and OR = 3.6, 95% IC: 0.8-15.9, respectively).In addition, the risk of infection for E. coli was higher in children who lived in floodable houses (OR = 4.4, 95% IC: 0.9-16.6). Likewise, the risk of infection for E. vermicularis was greater in children with onychophagia (OR = 1.6, 95% IC: 0.7-3.7) and in 6 year olds and older whose parents completed only primary studies (OR = 3.6, 95% IC: 1.4-9.1). The results obtained show the existence of a worrying epidemiological scenario that stresses the importance of zoonotic parasitosis as a serious problem of public health. K E Y W O R D SArgentina, children, dogs, intestinal parasites, risk factors, zoonosis

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Asociación entre geohelmintos y condiciones socioambientales en diferentes poblaciones humanas de Argentina

Cited by 35 publications

References 24 publications

Prevention of intestinal parasites in a tri‐border area of Latin America: Children perceptions and an integral health education strategy

Prevention of intestinal parasites in a tri‐border area of Latin America: Children perceptions and an integral health education strategy

Nutritional status in parasitized and nonparasitized children from two districts of buenos aires, Argentina

A cross‐sectional study of intestinal parasitoses in dogs and children of the periurban area of La Plata (Buenos Aires, Argentina): Zoonotic importance and implications in public health

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