Nutritional Status in Parasitized and Nonparasitized Children from Two Districts of Buenos Aires, Argentina
| Autor: | Alicia Bibiana Orden, María Laura Ciarmela, Betina Cecilia Pezzani, Diana Esther Rosa, Marta Cecilia Minvielle, Nora Beatriz Molina, María C. Apezteguía |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y DE LA SALUD Urban Population Anemia Argentina Anal Canal Nutritional Status Ciencias de la Salud Overweight PARASITOS INTESTINALES Feces Genetics medicine Humans Lansoprazole Enterobius Intestinal Diseases Parasitic SOBREPESO ANEMIA Child Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Blastocystis biology Anthropometry business.industry Ética Médica biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Obesity ESCOLARES Suburban Population Anthropology Child Preschool Immunology Female Anatomy medicine.symptom Underweight business Blood Chemical Analysis Demography |
| Popis: | The Program for the Control of Intestinal Parasites and Nutrition was designed to intervene in small communities to prevent and control the effects of parasitic infections on children’s health. Objectives: To analyze the association between nutritional status and parasitic infection in suburban and rural children from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Methods: Nutritional status was assessed by anthropometric (weight, height, BMI, skinfolds, upper arm circumference, muscle, and fat upper arm areas) and biochemical (Hb, Ca, Mg, Zn, and Cu) indicators. Parasitological analysis were made on both serial stool and perianal swab samples. A total of 708 children aged 3–11 were measured. The biochemical analysis included 217 blood samples and the parasitological study included 284 samples. Results: Anthropometric status was similar in both settings with low rates of underweight and stunting ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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