Relación entre la helmintiasis intestinal y el estado nutricional-hematológico en niños de una escuela rural en el estado Sucre, Venezuela
Abstract: A parasitological, nutritional and hematological evaluation was carried out on 103 children of both sexes between 4-12 years of age from a rural school at Santa Fe, Sucre state, Venezuela, from January-March 2003. Fecal samples were analyzed using a fresh test, Willis Malloy, and the quant...
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Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales
2006
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/e7d9d4b5e10b45c79965d74efdf55c96 |
| Summary: | Abstract: A parasitological, nutritional and hematological evaluation was carried out on 103 children of both sexes between 4-12 years of age from a rural school at Santa Fe, Sucre state, Venezuela, from January-March 2003. Fecal samples were analyzed using a fresh test, Willis Malloy, and the quantitative Kato-Katz method. Nutritional status was determined by anthropometric indexes combinations. Haematological parameters were evaluated by classical methods and the degree of eosinophilia was expressed in absolute eosinophil counts. Exactly 93.2% of schoolchildren were found to have parasites with high poliparasitism (83.3%). Intestinal helminths prevalence was 82.5%, highlighted by 69.4% of Trichuris trichiura and Ascaris lumbricoides association, with a predominant light intensity of infestation. Around 91.2% (31/34) of individuals with malnutrition presented helminthiasis. Eosinophilia was found in 97.6% of schoolchildren infested by helminths (p< 0,001). And 83.3% (20/24) were infested by helminths in the group of children with anemia (23.3%). About 88.8% of children with intestinal helminthiasis belonged to the VTH level socioeconomic stratum. These findings suggest that the school population evaluated lives in a high helminth hyperendemic area, consistent with the socioeconomic stratum found. Additionally, it was established that eosinophilia in these schoolchildren is a factor associated with intestinal helminthiasis. Resumen: Se realizó una evaluación parasitológica, nutricional y hematológica en 103 niños de ambos sexos, entre 4-12 años de una escuela rural en Santa Fe, estado Sucre, Venezuela, durante el período enero-marzo 2003. Las muestras de heces se analizaron mediante un examen al fresco, Willis-Malloy y Kato-Katz cuantitativo. El estado nutricional se determinó utilizando la combinación de los índices antropométricos. Los parámetros hematológicos fueron evaluados por los métodos clásicos, y el grado de eosinofilia se expresó en valores absolutos de eosinófilos. 93,2% de los escolares estaban ... |
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