Factores de riesgo para hidatidosis en estudiantes de enseñanza media de la comuna de Punitaqui, Chile

Abstract

Risk factors for hydatid disease in high school students in the district of Punitaqui, ChileBackground: Hydatidosis is an endemic zoonosis in different areas of Chile, including the Region of Coquimbo, this is linked to the slaughter of cattle and presence of dogs. Objective: To identify risk factors related to hydatidosis in the home of high school students of Punitaqui. Material: A descriptive cross-sectional study was done by the application of a self-administered questionnaire to 274 students of high school. The information was analyzed by urban/rural area in five dimensions: knowledge, basic sanitation, keeping dogs, vegetable growing and cattle slaughtering and possession. Results: 84.6% of urban students reported not having received hydatidosis education. In rural areas, 93.5% reported owning dogs, with an average of 2.95 dogs/home (p < 0.001). In urban areas 44.4% of the dogs had not been dewormed and 60.3% (p < 0.001) was fed with viscera in rural areas. The 66.2% of cattle were goats and sheep and 64.5% (p < 0.001) of rural households did slaught. The main way to eliminate viscera was feeding the dogs. Conclusions: Risk factors that favor the presence of the parasite were present in relation to keeping dogs and cattle breeding and slaughter, which occurred mostly in rural areas, but being also present in urban areas.

Intervención educativa en una enfermedad desatendida: hidatidosis/ equinococosis quística en escolares del norte de Chile

“…En Chile se ha demostrado desconocimiento de la EQ, el que varía según la región y la población estudiada. Particularmente, se ha encontrado que, en estudiantes de enseñanza secundaria de la comuna de Punitaqui, existen factores de riesgo que favorecen la presencia del parásito como la tenencia de perros, crianza y faena de ganado en áreas rurales y urbanas 8,18,19 .…”

Ultrasound and Risk Survey Evidence for Cystic Echinococcosis in La Rioja Province, Argentina

“…14 This procedure allows identifying families with either low or high risk of disease transmission, based on existing knowledge about the natural history of the disease and factors associated with statistical significance, compiled from guides from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the national and provincial health departments, and literature searches. 1,2,7,8,[15][16][17] To carry out the stratification procedure, a Family Epidemiological Survey (FES) on CE was implemented, which is characterized by closed-end questions containing variables oriented to the presence of components of the cycle of transmission of the disease. Families were thus stratified in high or low risk of transmission (Supplemental Material 2).…”