| Autor: |
Camilo Romero Núñez, Germán David Mendoza Martínez, Selene Yañez Arteaga, Martha Ponce Macotela, Patricia Bustamante Montes, Ninfa Ramírez Durán |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2013 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
The Scientific World Journal, Vol 2013 (2013) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1537-744X |
| DOI: |
10.1155/2013/572089 |
| Popis: |
The objective of this study was to determine seroprevalence and identify risk factors associated with Toxocara canis infection. A clinical and epidemiological questionnaire and body mass index were used to assess the risk factors associated with human toxocariasis in 108 children with an age range of 2–16 years. Antibodies against Toxocara canis were detected using an ELISA test kit. Chi-square analysis and odds ratio (OR) were used to identify risk factors associated with Toxocara canis seropositivity. The prevalence of antibodies against Toxocara canis was greater (P=0.02) in males than females (28.84% and 16.07%, resp.). Chi-square analysis and odds ratio revealed just one variable with P1.0 was associated with seropositivity: the possession of dogs under one year old (OR=1.78). Although not significant, the OR values suggest that other factors may be epidemiologically important for Toxocara presence such as not washing hands before meals, malnutrition, obesity, and use of public parks. Children in the age group >12 and 2 and |
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