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Prevalence, Age Profile, and Associated Risk Factors for Hymenolepis nana Infection in a Large Population-Based Study in Northern Peru

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dc.contributor.author Vilchez Barreto, Percy Mcquen
dc.contributor.author Gamboa Morán, Ricardo
dc.contributor.author Santivañez, Saul
dc.contributor.author O'Neal, Seth E.
dc.contributor.author Muro Ecca, Claudio Alberto
dc.contributor.author Lescano Guevara, Andres Guillermo
dc.contributor.author Moyano, Luz-Maria
dc.contributor.author Gonzálvez, Guillermo
dc.contributor.author García Lescano, Héctor Hugo
dc.contributor.author Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru
dc.date.accessioned 2019-01-25T16:03:17Z
dc.date.available 2019-01-25T16:03:17Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/4734
dc.description.abstract Hymenolepis nana, the dwarf tapeworm, is a common intestinal infection of children worldwide. We evaluated infection and risk factor data that were previously collected from 14,761 children aged 2-15 years during a large-scale program in northern Peru. We found that 1,124 of 14,761 children (7.61%) had H. nana infection, a likely underestimate given that only a single stool sample was examined by microscopy for diagnosis. The strongest association with infection was lack of adequate water (adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR] 2.22, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.82-2.48) and sanitation infrastructure in the house (aPR 1.94, 95% CI 1.64-2.29). One quarter of those tested did not have a bathroom or latrine at home, which doubled their likelihood of infection. Similarly, one quarter did not have piped public water to the house, which also increased the likelihood of infection. Continued efforts to improve access to basic water and sanitation services will likely reduce the burden of infection in children for this and other intestinal infections. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
dc.relation.ispartofseries American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH Journal)
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Adolescent en_US
dc.subject Age Factors en_US
dc.subject Animals en_US
dc.subject Child en_US
dc.subject Child, Preschool en_US
dc.subject Cross-Sectional Studies en_US
dc.subject Feces/parasitology en_US
dc.subject Female en_US
dc.subject Humans en_US
dc.subject Hymenolepiasis/epidemiology en_US
dc.subject Hymenolepis nana/isolation & purification en_US
dc.subject Infant en_US
dc.subject Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/epidemiology en_US
dc.subject Male en_US
dc.subject Peru en_US
dc.subject Population Surveillance en_US
dc.subject Prevalence en_US
dc.subject Risk Factors en_US
dc.subject Sanitation en_US
dc.subject Toilet Facilities en_US
dc.title Prevalence, Age Profile, and Associated Risk Factors for Hymenolepis nana Infection in a Large Population-Based Study in Northern Peru en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0939
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.06
dc.relation.issn 1476-1645


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