Epidemiological and clinical profile of intestinal parasitosis of children in rural areas in Central African Republic
| Autor: | S. Ningatouloum Nazita, B. Koffi, Gaspard Tekpa, V. Fikouma, B.O. Bogning Mejiozem, E. Gbangba-Ngai |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Rural Population medicine.medical_specialty Abdominal pain Adolescent Bathing Helminthiasis Feces 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Water Supply 030225 pediatrics Environmental health Epidemiology Prevalence medicine Humans Helminths Intestinal Diseases Parasitic Child biology business.industry Public health Infant medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Central African Republic Cross-Sectional Studies Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Rural area medicine.symptom Ascaris lumbricoides business |
| Zdroj: | Archives de Pédiatrie. 26:34-37 |
| ISSN: | 0929-693X |
| Popis: | Objective To describe the epidemiological and clinical profile of intestinal parasites in children in rural Central African Republic. Patients and methods We conducted a multicenter cross-sectional study in Central African Republic rural areas. Children seen as outpatients regardless of the reason for consultation were included in the study after parental consent. Each stool sample sent to the laboratory in a plastic pot was subjected to a direct co-examination with physiological water. Results A total of 102 children were included in the study, of whom 53 were boys (51.96%), the median age was 4 years (3 months; 15 years old). They had a primary level of education in 31.37% of cases, 76.47% came from Health Region 1. Drilling was the source of drinking water in 61.76% of cases and the backwater was used for bathing by 26.47% of children. Abdominal pain was observed in 55 children (53.92%). The prevalence of intestinal parasitosis was 88.23%. Of 122 identified parasites, 96 were helminths (78.69%) and 26 were protozoa (21.31%). Of the three protozoan species isolated, Entamoeba histolytica was found in 15 cases (14.70%). The most common helminthiasis was Ascaris lumbricoides (40.19%). The frequency of parasitic infection was 92% in children aged from 5 to 9 years. Mono-parasitism was observed in 52.94% versus 33.33% for poly-parasitism. Conclusion Intestinal parasitosis is a public health problem in Central African Republic rural areas. Improving access to drinking water for populations could reduce the magnitude of these diseases. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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