Prevalencia y factores de riesgo asociados a parasitosis intestinal en escolares del distrito de Los Baños del Inca, Perú
Year: 2011
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitism and to identify\nsome associated risk factors in students of the primary level coming from state educative institutions of\nrural communities of the district of Los Baños del Inca, Cajamarca - Peru between october to december\n2009. A total of 143 samples was collected which were processed by means of the techniques of direct\nexamination and concentration by spontaneous sedimentation in tube modified by Tello and fast\nsedimentation modified by Lumbreras. The prevalence of intestinal parasitism was of 81,8%; the infection\nby pathogenic parasites was of 38,5%, the pathogenic species were: Giardia lamblia, Hymenolepis nana,\nFasciola hepatica and Ascaris lumbricoides. The low level of instruction of the mother of the student was\nidentified like possible risk factor (OR 3,29; CI 95% 1,22-8,95). It is required to apply measures that\nprevent the dissemination of the parasite.
Source: UCV - SCIENTIA
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Parasitology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W166409927