2007
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652007000300003
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Giardia lamblia and other intestinal parasitic infections and their relationships with nutritional status in children in Brazilian Amazon

Abstract: SUMMARYThe objective of this survey was to assess the relationships between intestinal parasitism, nutritional status and hemoglobin level in children with Indian ascendancy living in an urban area in Brazilian Amazon. We carried out a cross-sectional survey obtaining anthropometric, parasitological and socioeconomic data, and hemoglobin measurements of children aged six to 84 months. Anthropometric data were expressed as z-scores for weight for age (WAZ), height for age (HAZ), weight for height (WHZ) and mid … Show more

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“…Assim, no ano de 2005, em área urbana do Município de Santa Izabel, Amazonas, localizada na Região Norte do país, encontrou-se prevalência de aproximadamente 40% para A. lumbricoides, 24% para T. trichiura e 5% para ancilostomídeos, em crianças com idades entre 6 meses e 7 anos 10 . Já no Sudeste do país, entre 2000 e 2002 no Município de Estiva Gerbi, São Paulo, a positividade era de apenas 1,5% para A. lumbricoides, 0,1% para T. trichiura e 0,1% para ancilostomídeos, entre crianças na faixa etária de 0 a 7 anos residentes em áreas urbana e rural 11 .…”
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“…Assim, no ano de 2005, em área urbana do Município de Santa Izabel, Amazonas, localizada na Região Norte do país, encontrou-se prevalência de aproximadamente 40% para A. lumbricoides, 24% para T. trichiura e 5% para ancilostomídeos, em crianças com idades entre 6 meses e 7 anos 10 . Já no Sudeste do país, entre 2000 e 2002 no Município de Estiva Gerbi, São Paulo, a positividade era de apenas 1,5% para A. lumbricoides, 0,1% para T. trichiura e 0,1% para ancilostomídeos, entre crianças na faixa etária de 0 a 7 anos residentes em áreas urbana e rural 11 .…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…Giardiasis is probably subdiagnosed, but it affects 5%-29% of Brazilian children, more commonly in environments with poor sanitary conditions (11)(12)(13). Infected patients may present diarrhea, flatulence, and abdominal pain, but most are asymptomatic (14,15).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Mario Luis Escobar-Pardo, 1 Anita Paula Ortiz de Godoy, 2 Rodrigo Strehl Machado, 3 Douglas Rodrigues, 4 Ulysses Fagundes Neto, 5 Elisabete Kawakami 6 Latin America, with estimated prevalence rates of 30%, but reaching 50% in vulnerable communities and up to 95% in a few indigenous tribes. [3][4][5][6] Native Brazilian populations who experienced violent contact with our society have come to suffer a powerful negative impact on their cultures.…”
Section: Prevalence Of Intestinal Parasitoses In Children At the Xingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[3][4][5][6] Native Brazilian populations who experienced violent contact with our society have come to suffer a powerful negative impact on their cultures. In general, they live in socially exclusionary conditions, without any access to basic sanitation or drinking water.…”
Section: Prevalence Of Intestinal Parasitoses In Children At the Xingmentioning
confidence: 99%