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Prevalence of endoparasitic infection in children and its relation with cholera prevention efforts in Mexico

dc.contributor.authorFaulkner, Charles Tes_ES
dc.contributor.authorBorrego Garcia, Benitoes_ES
dc.contributor.authorLogan, Michael Hes_ES
dc.contributor.authorNew, John Ces_ES
dc.contributor.authorPatton, Sharones_ES
dc.date.accessioned2015
dc.date.available2015
dc.date.issued2003es_ES
dc.identifier.citationFaulkner, Charles T,Borrego Garcia, Benito,Logan, Michael H,New, John C,Patton, Sharon (2003) Prevalence of endoparasitic infection in children and its relation with cholera prevention efforts in Mexico. Rev Panam Salud Publica;14(1) 31-41,july 2003. Retrieved from http://www.scielosp.org/pdf/rpsp/v14n1/16632.pdfen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.scielosp.org/pdf/rpsp/v14n1/16632.pdfes_ES
dc.identifier.urihttps://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/8483
dc.format.extenttabes_ES
dc.relation.ispartofseriesRev Panam Salud Publica;14(1),jul. 2003es_ES
dc.subjectCóleraes_ES
dc.subjectEnteropatias Parasitáriases_ES
dc.subjectCóleraes_ES
dc.subjectEstudos Epidemiológicospt_BR
dc.subjectEnteropatias Parasitáriases_ES
dc.subjectMexicoes_ES
dc.subjectPrevalênciapt_BR
dc.subjectPrevenção Primáriapt_BR
dc.titlePrevalence of endoparasitic infection in children and its relation with cholera prevention efforts in Mexicoen_US
dc.typeJournal articlesen_US
dc.rights.holderPan American Health Organizationen_US
dc.description.notesOBJECTIVE: To investigate whether increased knowledge and use of public health measures promoted for cholera prevention is reflected in lower prevalence of parasitic infection in households in a community in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, that is close to the border with the United States of America. METHODS: Between 1994 and 1997, fecal samples from 438 children were collected through convenience sampling and then examined for helminth eggs/larvae and protozoan cysts as biologic indicators of household compliance with recommended cholera prevention measures. The suggested measures were to wash hands before meals and after defecation, to drink purified water, to wash fruits and vegetables, and to eat well-cooked food. In addition, information on the knowledge of and the use of cholera preventive measures was collected by interviews with adult informants in 252 households (186 of those households also provided a fecal sample for analysis). RESULTS: Parasitic infections occurred in 131 of the 438 children (30 percent), who resided in 79 of the 186 households (42 percent) that provided fecal samples. Giardia lamblia accounted for 12.5 percent of all infections. Infections with Hymenolepis nana, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Enterobius vermicularis, Ancylostoma/Necator, Strongyloides stercoralis, Entamoeba coli, Entamoeba hartmanni, Entamoeba histolytica, Endolimax nana, and Iodamoeba bütschlii were also noted. Infected children were older and more often had an infected sibling. Households with three or more children were also more likely to have an infected child. The primary caregivers in the households where at least one child had a parasitic infection were distinguished by their inability to list at least three cholera prevention measures from memory. CONCLUSIONS: The 42 percent household prevalence of parasitic infection was relatively high and indicates that some residents of this community may not have fully embraced the public health education efforts promoted for prevention of cholera. The occurrence of nonpathogenic protozoan parasites such as Endolimax nana, Entamoeba coli, Entamoeba hartmanni, and I. bütschlii are important bioindicators for the persistence of unhygienic behaviors that increase the risk of cholera and other infectious diseases dependent on fecal-oral transmission...(AU)en_US


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