2011
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2011.04.014
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Caregiver perspectives for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of childhood giardiasis in Havana City, Cuba. A qualitative study

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“…This duration was shorter than the in the 33 days observed in the study by Nygård et al 16 We think that the main reason for earlier diagnosis in our patients could be related to the age of children, the number of times they visited a health facility, and the endemic nature of giardiasis in Cuba. Anecdotal experience of the authors, as well as a qualitative study, 33 suggests that a large proportion of caregivers attending APHCH are unaware that symptoms of giardiasis may be mild and vary in severity.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…This duration was shorter than the in the 33 days observed in the study by Nygård et al 16 We think that the main reason for earlier diagnosis in our patients could be related to the age of children, the number of times they visited a health facility, and the endemic nature of giardiasis in Cuba. Anecdotal experience of the authors, as well as a qualitative study, 33 suggests that a large proportion of caregivers attending APHCH are unaware that symptoms of giardiasis may be mild and vary in severity.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…When the awareness of Giardia infection among caregivers in Havana, 33,34 its increased prevalence among children, [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] and its occurrence within the community, 2 which may also be a cause of hospitalization, 35,36 are considered, it is not surprising to find that children of mothers who knew other people with Giardia were diagnosed earlier. However, it seems that despite efforts at informing the public about intestinal parasites in Cuba, more information is necessary for addressing the giardiasis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…En Popayán (Colombia) en un estudio con 24 padres de niños menores de 10 años se encontró que no identificaron formas de transmisión desde la perspectiva biomédica, pero sí un vínculo entre la infección y el hecho de vivir "…cerca del caño (…), [cuyo] olor es muy feo" (Castro, Caldas, Flórez, Motta, y Vargas, 2008). La higiene también apareció vinculada a la giardiasis en Cuba en el que entrevistados preferían evitar compartir loza y cubiertos, entrar en contacto con la saliva de una persona infectada y malas prácticas higiénicas (como no tapar la comida) (Escobedo et al, 2011).…”
Section: Origen Percibido De Los Parásitos Intestinalesunclassified
“…Igualmente, consideran que el coproparasitológico no es útil para determinar la presencia de la giardia y que se deberían utilizar otros métodos más apropiados (Escobedo et al, 2011).…”
Section: Concepción De Cuerpo Y Parásitos Intestinalesunclassified
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