Control of intestinal helminths in schoolchildren in Low-Napo, Ecuador: impact of a two-year chemotherapy program
A school-based control program of intestinal helminths was undertaken among schoolchildren in the Low-Napo region, north-eastern Ecuador. Forty-eight percent of children were infected with one or more helminths at the first examination. The prevalence at the baseline was Ascaris 33.2% followed by ho...
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| description | A school-based control program of intestinal helminths was undertaken among schoolchildren in the Low-Napo region, north-eastern Ecuador. Forty-eight percent of children were infected with one or more helminths at the first examination. The prevalence at the baseline was Ascaris 33.2% followed by hookworm 24.1% and Trichuris 6.5%. Sex was found to be a significant factor influencing the prevalence of hookworm and Trichuris. Prevalence was compared 9 months and 18 months after treatment. After 9 months, Ascaris and Trichuris prevalence had decreased but not hookworm. All of them increased after 18 months. The findings suggest that only a course of mebendazol had a minor effect on the control of helminth infections. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-889a0baf52cb48788a3445a0d3e670f72022-12-22T02:26:45ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492000-02-013316973Control of intestinal helminths in schoolchildren in Low-Napo, Ecuador: impact of a two-year chemotherapy programMiguel San Sebastián0Santiago Santi1Instituto de Epidemiología y Salud Comunitaria Manuel AmunarrizAsociacion de Promotores de Salud Sandi YuraA school-based control program of intestinal helminths was undertaken among schoolchildren in the Low-Napo region, north-eastern Ecuador. Forty-eight percent of children were infected with one or more helminths at the first examination. The prevalence at the baseline was Ascaris 33.2% followed by hookworm 24.1% and Trichuris 6.5%. Sex was found to be a significant factor influencing the prevalence of hookworm and Trichuris. Prevalence was compared 9 months and 18 months after treatment. After 9 months, Ascaris and Trichuris prevalence had decreased but not hookworm. All of them increased after 18 months. The findings suggest that only a course of mebendazol had a minor effect on the control of helminth infections.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822000000100010&tlng=enIntestinal helminthsControlSchoolchildrenEcuador |
| spellingShingle | Miguel San Sebastián Santiago Santi Control of intestinal helminths in schoolchildren in Low-Napo, Ecuador: impact of a two-year chemotherapy program Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Intestinal helminths Control Schoolchildren Ecuador |
| title | Control of intestinal helminths in schoolchildren in Low-Napo, Ecuador: impact of a two-year chemotherapy program |
| title_full | Control of intestinal helminths in schoolchildren in Low-Napo, Ecuador: impact of a two-year chemotherapy program |
| title_fullStr | Control of intestinal helminths in schoolchildren in Low-Napo, Ecuador: impact of a two-year chemotherapy program |
| title_full_unstemmed | Control of intestinal helminths in schoolchildren in Low-Napo, Ecuador: impact of a two-year chemotherapy program |
| title_short | Control of intestinal helminths in schoolchildren in Low-Napo, Ecuador: impact of a two-year chemotherapy program |
| title_sort | control of intestinal helminths in schoolchildren in low napo ecuador impact of a two year chemotherapy program |
| topic | Intestinal helminths Control Schoolchildren Ecuador |
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