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Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
2003
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- Intestinal parasites in children, in highly deprived areas in the border region of Chiapas, Mexico Emma Marianela Morales María del Mar García Guadalupe Vargas José Domingo Méndez Margarita Pérez Héctor Javier Sánchez Salud Mexico poverty child health intestinal parasitosis multivariate analysis Objective. To assess the prevalence of intestinal parasiticinfections among children in highly deprived areas, and itspossible association with demographic and socioeconomicindicators. Material and Methods. From March to September1998 in a convenience sample of 32 communities ofthe border region of Chiapas, Mexico, selected at randombased on the level of poverty and distance from the communityto the nearest health care unit (<1 hour; 1 hour ormore), one of every four households with children under15 years of age was randomly selected to provide threestool samples from their children (n 1478). Bivariate andmultivariate (generalized linear models for correlated binarydata) analysis were performed. Results. The global prevalenceof intestinal parasitosis was 67% (95% confidenceinterval [CI] 64-70%). Sixty percent had multiple parasites.The prevalence of Entamoeba histolytica/E dispar was 51.2%,that of Giardia lamblia 18.3%, and that of Ascaris lumbricoides14.5%. Multivariate analysis showed that age and speakingan indigenous language were significantly associated withthe presence of E histolytica/ E dispar and Giardia lamblia.Source of water and lacking a refrigerator and electricitywere associated with the presence of Ascaris lumbricoides. Conclusions. Measures should be taken to improve waterquality, sewage disposal, and domestic hygiene. Furthermore,health programs should be established to promotebreast-feeding, and education policies aimed at reinforcingthe use of indigenous languages by physicians in the healthservices. 2003 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10645508 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.5 Vol.45