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Revista Salud Uninorte
Print version ISSN 0120-5552On-line version ISSN 2011-7531
Abstract
TORRES MADRID, CARLOS et al. Nutritional Status and Sanitary Conditions Associated with Intestinal Parasitosis in Infants from a Cartagena de Indias Foundation. Salud, Barranquilla [online]. 2021, vol.37, n.2, pp.375-389. Epub May 13, 2022. ISSN 0120-5552. https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.37.2.618.92.
Objective:
To measure the prevalence of intestinal parasites, and to establish possible associations with the nutritional status and sanitary conditions of the infants of the Remanso de Amor foundation.
Materials and methods:
34 infants, 2 to 6 years of age, underwent stool examination by concentration and modified Ziehl-Neelsen technique. Nutritional status was determined from indicators of body dimension: Weight / Age, Weight / Height, Height / Age. The groups were compared using the chi-square test of hypothesis of independence, and odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals.
Results:
The prevalence of intestinal parasites was 38,2% (95% CI = 21,0 - 55,4), with Giardia lamblia being the most prevalent parasite. The nutritional status and housing conditions were not associated with parasitosis (p > 0,05). That the caregiver does not wash their hands before cooking (OR = 1,650) or after going to the bathroom (OR = 2,750), that the infant does not wash their hands after defecating (OR = 2,750) or before consuming any food (OR = 1,650), the infant's consumption of raw or half-cooked meat (OR = 3,333) and playing on the ground (OR = 1,764), were found to be significant risk factors for parasitosis.
Conclusions:
Nutritional status and housing conditions were not associated with parasitosis, although some daily practices of the caregiver and infant were shown to be a significant risk factor for parasitosis.
Keywords : parasites; nutritional status; sanitary profiles; children.