Prevalence of intestinal parasites in preschool children from the Angostura del Orinoco municipality, Bolívar state, Venezuela. 2016-2018
The objective of the present investigation was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in preschool children users of 12 Simoncito Initial Education Centers (CEIS) of the Angostura del Orinoco municipality, Bolívar state, Venezuela. The feces of 515 children of both genders (2 to 5 years...
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| description | The objective of the present investigation was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in preschool children users of 12 Simoncito Initial Education Centers (CEIS) of the Angostura del Orinoco municipality, Bolívar state, Venezuela. The feces of 515 children of both genders (2 to 5 years old) were studied using the spontaneous sedimentation technique. The prevalence of enteroparasites was 39.4% (n = 203). There were no statistically significant differences (χ2 = 1.59 d.f .: 2 p> 0.05) with respect to age but if according to gender (p <0.05), because the most affected were male child with 46.9%. Eleven taxa of enteroparasites were identified, highlighting the chromist Blastocystis spp. (27.4%) and the protozoan Giardia intestinalis (13.2%). A low prevalence of helminths was found, where Ascaris lumbricoides was the most common with 1.6%. Of the 203 parasitized children, 70.9% (n = 144) were monoparasitized and 29.1% (n = 59) polyparasitized. The main associated parasites were Blastocystis spp. (89.8%), G. intestinalis (44.1%) and Endolimax nana (35.3%). In conclusion, a high prevalence of intestinal parasites was determined in the population studied, so these infections continue to be a public health problem in children from Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aa61f8c1ff2b4305b4a0a75068523e762023-09-03T10:09:14ZengUniversidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y TropicalesKasmera0075-52222477-96282020-11-01482e48231681e4823168110.5281/zenodo.427639834124Prevalence of intestinal parasites in preschool children from the Angostura del Orinoco municipality, Bolívar state, Venezuela. 2016-2018Rodolfo Antonio Devera0Iván Dario Amaya-Rodríguez1Ytalia Yanitza Blanco-Martínez2Universidad de Oriente. Núcleo Bolívar. Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud. Departamento de Parasitología y Microbiología. Grupo de Parasitosis Intestinales. Ciudad Bolívar-Bolívar.Universidad de Oriente. Núcleo Bolívar. Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud. Departamento de Parasitología y Microbiología. Grupo de Parasitosis Intestinales. Ciudad Bolívar-Bolívar.Universidad de Oriente. Núcleo Bolívar. Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud. Departamento de Parasitología y Microbiología. Grupo de Parasitosis Intestinales. Ciudad Bolívar-Bolívar.The objective of the present investigation was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in preschool children users of 12 Simoncito Initial Education Centers (CEIS) of the Angostura del Orinoco municipality, Bolívar state, Venezuela. The feces of 515 children of both genders (2 to 5 years old) were studied using the spontaneous sedimentation technique. The prevalence of enteroparasites was 39.4% (n = 203). There were no statistically significant differences (χ2 = 1.59 d.f .: 2 p> 0.05) with respect to age but if according to gender (p <0.05), because the most affected were male child with 46.9%. Eleven taxa of enteroparasites were identified, highlighting the chromist Blastocystis spp. (27.4%) and the protozoan Giardia intestinalis (13.2%). A low prevalence of helminths was found, where Ascaris lumbricoides was the most common with 1.6%. Of the 203 parasitized children, 70.9% (n = 144) were monoparasitized and 29.1% (n = 59) polyparasitized. The main associated parasites were Blastocystis spp. (89.8%), G. intestinalis (44.1%) and Endolimax nana (35.3%). In conclusion, a high prevalence of intestinal parasites was determined in the population studied, so these infections continue to be a public health problem in children from Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuelahttps://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/31681parasitosis intestinales, prevalencia, niños preescolares, blastocystis spp., giardia intestinalis |
| spellingShingle | Rodolfo Antonio Devera Iván Dario Amaya-Rodríguez Ytalia Yanitza Blanco-Martínez Prevalence of intestinal parasites in preschool children from the Angostura del Orinoco municipality, Bolívar state, Venezuela. 2016-2018 Kasmera parasitosis intestinales, prevalencia, niños preescolares, blastocystis spp., giardia intestinalis |
| title | Prevalence of intestinal parasites in preschool children from the Angostura del Orinoco municipality, Bolívar state, Venezuela. 2016-2018 |
| title_full | Prevalence of intestinal parasites in preschool children from the Angostura del Orinoco municipality, Bolívar state, Venezuela. 2016-2018 |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of intestinal parasites in preschool children from the Angostura del Orinoco municipality, Bolívar state, Venezuela. 2016-2018 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of intestinal parasites in preschool children from the Angostura del Orinoco municipality, Bolívar state, Venezuela. 2016-2018 |
| title_short | Prevalence of intestinal parasites in preschool children from the Angostura del Orinoco municipality, Bolívar state, Venezuela. 2016-2018 |
| title_sort | prevalence of intestinal parasites in preschool children from the angostura del orinoco municipality bolivar state venezuela 2016 2018 |
| topic | parasitosis intestinales, prevalencia, niños preescolares, blastocystis spp., giardia intestinalis |
| url | https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/31681 |
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