dc.contributor | Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus |
dc.contributor.author | Ruiz de Alegría Aznar, Maria Luisa |
dc.contributor.author | Colmenares Andrade, Karen Lorena |
dc.contributor.author | Espasa Soley, Mateu |
dc.contributor.author | Amor, Arancha |
dc.contributor.author | Lopez, Isabel |
dc.contributor.author | Ninda, Arlette |
dc.contributor.author | Sulleiro Igual, Elena |
dc.contributor.author | Salvador Velez, Fernando M |
dc.contributor.author | Bocanegra García, Maria Cristina |
dc.contributor.author | Molina Romero, Israel |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-03-14T08:45:16Z |
dc.date.available | 2019-03-14T08:45:16Z |
dc.date.issued | 2017-10-11 |
dc.identifier.citation | Nindia A, Moreno M, Salvador F, Amor A, de Alegría MLAR, Kanjala J, et al. Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis and Other Intestinal Parasite Infections in School Children in a Rural Area of Angola: A Cross-Sectional Study. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017;97(4):1226–1231. |
dc.identifier.issn | 0002-9637 |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11351/3843 |
dc.description | Intestinal Parasite; School Children; Angola |
dc.description.abstract | Strongyloides stercoralis is widely distributed in the tropics and subtropics. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of S. stercoralis and other intestinal parasites and identify the risk factors for infection with S. stercoralis in a rural area of Angola. A cross-sectional study was conducted in school-age children (SAC) in Cubal, Angola. A questionnaire collecting clinical and epidemiological variables was used, and two stool samples were collected. A concentration technique (Ritchie) and a technique for detection of larvae migration (Baermann) were performed. Of 230 SAC, 56.1% were female and the mean age was 9.3 years (SD 2.45). Severe malnutrition, according to body mass index (BMI)-for-age, was observed in 20.4% of the SAC, and anemia was found in 59.6%. Strongyloides stercoralis was observed in 28 of the 230 (12.8%) SAC. Eggs of other helminths were observed in 51 (22.2%) students: Hymenolepis spp. in 27 students (11.7%), hookworm in 14 (6.1%), Schistosoma haematobium in four (1.7%), Enterobius vermicularis in four (1.7%), Ascaris lumbricoides in three (1.3%), Taenia spp. in two (0.9%), and Fasciola hepatica in one (0.4%). Protozoa were observed in 17 (7.4%) students. Detection of S. stercoralis was higher using the Baermann technique versus using formol-ether (11.3 vs. 3%). Overall prevalence of S. stercoralis in the school population of 16 studied schools in the municipal area of Cubal was greater than 10%. This fact must be considered when designing deworming mass campaigns. The use of specific tests in larvae detection is needed to avoid overlooking this parasite. |
dc.language.iso | eng |
dc.publisher | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene;97(4) |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
dc.source | Scientia |
dc.subject | Intestins - Infeccions |
dc.subject | Helmints |
dc.subject | Escolars |
dc.subject.mesh | Angola |
dc.subject.mesh | Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic |
dc.subject.mesh | /epidemiology |
dc.subject.mesh | Child |
dc.title | Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis and Other Intestinal Parasite Infections in School Children in a Rural Area of Angola: A Cross-Sectional Study |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0159 |
dc.subject.decs | Angola |
dc.subject.decs | parasitosis intestinales |
dc.subject.decs | /epidemiología |
dc.subject.decs | niño |
dc.relation.publishversion | http://www.ajtmh.org/content/journals/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0159 |
dc.type.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
dc.audience | Professionals |
dc.contributor.organismes | Institut Català de la Salut |
dc.contributor.authoraffiliation | [Ruiz de Alegría Azanar ML] Servei de Malalties Infeccioses, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain. Hospital Nossa Senhora da Paz, Cubal, Angola. [Colmenares K] Servei d’Epidemiologia, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain. [Espasa M] Servei de Microbiologia, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain. [Amor A] Mundo Sano Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina. National Center of Tropical Medicine, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. [Lopez I] Servei de Microbiologia, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain. [Nindia A] Hospital Nossa Senhora da Paz, Cubal, Angola. [Sulleiro E] Servei de Microbiologia, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain. [Salvador F, Bocanegra C, Molina I] Servei de Malalties Infeccioses, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain. |
dc.identifier.pmid | 28820707 |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:000423208300040 |
dc.rights.accessrights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |