Intestinal parasitism and risk factors of enteroparasites in schools of the urban zone canton Jipijapa, Ecuador

Enteroparasitosis has global relevance predominantly in underdeveloped countries. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites and risk factors in 340 schoolchildren from the Jipijapa canton. The species were: Enterobius vermicularis, Blastocystis sp. and Endoli...

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Main Authors: Anita María Murillo-Zavala, Zulbey Chiquinquirá Rodríguez de Rivero, Angela María Bracho-Mora
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2020
Subjects:
parasitosis intestinales
factores de riesgo
ecuador
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3754787
https://doaj.org/article/90e3e914baae4c4da92038df655bb1d6
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Summary:Enteroparasitosis has global relevance predominantly in underdeveloped countries. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites and risk factors in 340 schoolchildren from the Jipijapa canton. The species were: Enterobius vermicularis, Blastocystis sp. and Endolimax nana and risk factors found agreed with the low prevalence of parasitic species

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