Soil-transmitted helminth infections and correlated risk factors in preschool and school-aged children in rural Southwest China.
We conducted a survey of 1707 children in 141 impoverished rural areas of Guizhou and Sichuan Provinces in Southwest China. Kato-Katz smear testing of stool samples elucidated the prevalence of ascariasis, trichuriasis and hookworm infections in pre-school and school aged children. Demographic, hygi...
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| author | Xiaobing Wang Linxiu Zhang Renfu Luo Guofei Wang Yingdan Chen Alexis Medina Karen Eggleston Scott Rozelle D Scott Smith |
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| description | We conducted a survey of 1707 children in 141 impoverished rural areas of Guizhou and Sichuan Provinces in Southwest China. Kato-Katz smear testing of stool samples elucidated the prevalence of ascariasis, trichuriasis and hookworm infections in pre-school and school aged children. Demographic, hygiene, household and anthropometric data were collected to better understand risks for infection in this population. 21.2 percent of pre-school children and 22.9 percent of school aged children were infected with at least one of the three types of STH. In Guizhou, 33.9 percent of pre-school children were infected, as were 40.1 percent of school aged children. In Sichuan, these numbers were 9.7 percent and 6.6 percent, respectively. Number of siblings, maternal education, consumption of uncooked meat, consumption of unboiled water, and livestock ownership all correlated significantly with STH infection. Through decomposition analysis, we determined that these correlates made up 26.7 percent of the difference in STH infection between the two provinces. Multivariate analysis showed that STH infection is associated with significantly lower weight-for-age and height-for-age z-scores; moreover, older children infected with STHs lag further behind on the international growth scales than younger children. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-678933ec7f8f48f0946c8a2d777f656f2022-12-21T23:56:40ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032012-01-0179e4593910.1371/journal.pone.0045939Soil-transmitted helminth infections and correlated risk factors in preschool and school-aged children in rural Southwest China.Xiaobing WangLinxiu ZhangRenfu LuoGuofei WangYingdan ChenAlexis MedinaKaren EgglestonScott RozelleD Scott SmithWe conducted a survey of 1707 children in 141 impoverished rural areas of Guizhou and Sichuan Provinces in Southwest China. Kato-Katz smear testing of stool samples elucidated the prevalence of ascariasis, trichuriasis and hookworm infections in pre-school and school aged children. Demographic, hygiene, household and anthropometric data were collected to better understand risks for infection in this population. 21.2 percent of pre-school children and 22.9 percent of school aged children were infected with at least one of the three types of STH. In Guizhou, 33.9 percent of pre-school children were infected, as were 40.1 percent of school aged children. In Sichuan, these numbers were 9.7 percent and 6.6 percent, respectively. Number of siblings, maternal education, consumption of uncooked meat, consumption of unboiled water, and livestock ownership all correlated significantly with STH infection. Through decomposition analysis, we determined that these correlates made up 26.7 percent of the difference in STH infection between the two provinces. Multivariate analysis showed that STH infection is associated with significantly lower weight-for-age and height-for-age z-scores; moreover, older children infected with STHs lag further behind on the international growth scales than younger children.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3459941?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Xiaobing Wang Linxiu Zhang Renfu Luo Guofei Wang Yingdan Chen Alexis Medina Karen Eggleston Scott Rozelle D Scott Smith Soil-transmitted helminth infections and correlated risk factors in preschool and school-aged children in rural Southwest China. PLoS ONE |
| title | Soil-transmitted helminth infections and correlated risk factors in preschool and school-aged children in rural Southwest China. |
| title_full | Soil-transmitted helminth infections and correlated risk factors in preschool and school-aged children in rural Southwest China. |
| title_fullStr | Soil-transmitted helminth infections and correlated risk factors in preschool and school-aged children in rural Southwest China. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Soil-transmitted helminth infections and correlated risk factors in preschool and school-aged children in rural Southwest China. |
| title_short | Soil-transmitted helminth infections and correlated risk factors in preschool and school-aged children in rural Southwest China. |
| title_sort | soil transmitted helminth infections and correlated risk factors in preschool and school aged children in rural southwest china |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3459941?pdf=render |
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