A survey of intestinal parasites including associated risk factors in humans in Panama

Autor: Milixa Perea, Ana Hernández-González, Nivia Rios, José A. Ruiz Santa-Quiteria, Raúl Manzano-Román, Alberto Mena, Nidia Sandoval, Rigoberto Fernández, Mar Siles-Lucas
Rok vydání: 2015
Předmět:
Giardiasis
Male
Veterinary medicine
Hymenolepiasis
Sanitation
Climate
Helminthiasis
Blastocystis Infections
medicine.disease_cause
Primary schoolchildren
Feces
Republic of Panama
Nutritional status
Residence Characteristics
Risk Factors
School children
Surveys and Questionnaires
Prevalence
Balantidiasis
Intestinal Diseases
Parasitic
Child
Ascariasis
Microscopy
education.field_of_study
Panama
biology
Transmission (medicine)
Preschool children
Age Factors
Middle Aged
Infectious Diseases
Child
Preschool
Larva
Strongyloidiasis
Population study
Female
Adult
Adolescent
Veterinary (miscellaneous)
Population
Intestinal parasite
Infections
Trichuris Trichiura
Hookworm Infections
Immunocompromised Host
Young Adult
Environmental health
medicine
Animals
Humans
Parasites
Trichuriasis
Cities
education
Socioeconomic status
Chiriqui Province
Infant
Newborn
Infant
biology.organism_classification
Cross-Sectional Studies
Socioeconomic Factors
Reinfection
Insect Science
Trichuris trichiura
Parasitology
Zdroj: Digital.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
instname
ISSN: 0001-706X
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.03.024
Popis: 46 páginas, 3 figuras, 5 tablas. -- The definitive version is available at: http://www.elsevier.com. -- Technical assistance, María González (IRNASA; CSIC)
Intestinal parasitic infections are among the most common infections worldwide, leading to illness with serious and long lasting implications in children and immunocompromised people. Transmission of intestinal parasites is more frequent in tropical and sub-tropical areas where sanitation is poor and socioeconomic conditions are deficient. Panama is a country where climate and social conditions could be reflected in a high number of people infected with intestinal parasites. The presence, prevalence, and distribution of intestinal parasites in this country have been approached to date only in very restricted areas and population groups, but the impact of intestinal parasite infections at the national level is unknown. Methodology/Principal Findings. We conducted a cross-sectional survey between 2008 and 2010 to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites across Panama. Overall, 14 municipalities in seven provinces of Panama were surveyed. The presence of eggs, cysts, and larvae was assessed by microscopy in 1,123 human fecal samples using a concentration technique. A questionnaire to identify risk factors associated with the frequency of intestinal parasites in the study population was also prepared and performed. Overall, 47.4% of human samples presented parasites. Variables including community type, age group, occupation, co-presence of commensals and socioeconomic factors (use of shoes and type of sanitation) were significantly associated with intestinal parasites (p
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