Prevalence of nutritional deficiencies and morbidity by infectious diseases in children 0-5 years of age in Iñapari in the Peruvian Amazon
Santos, Ana Paula; Oliart-Guzmán, Humberto; Branco, Luis Fernando Cunha Castelo; Braña, Athos Muniz; Delfino, Breno Matos; Campos, Rhanderson Gardinali; Pereira, Thasciany Moraes; Mantovani, Saulo Augusto Silva; Martins, Antonio Camargo; Filgueira-Júnior, José Alcantara; Oliveira, Cristieli Sérgio de Menezes; Araújo, Thiago Santos de; Ramalho, Alanderson Alves; Fontoura, Pablo Secato; Rubinsky-Elefant, Guita; Estrada, Carlos Hermogenes Manrique de Lara; Arróspide, Nancy; Silva-Nunes, Mônica da.
Rev. patol. trop
; 45(3): 305-321, set. 2016. tab, ilus
Artigo
Inglês
| LILACS | ID: biblio-913288
Introduction: Iñapari is a town located in Peru, on the border of Brazil, between the Amazonian states of Acre and Amazonas. The local Peruvian children under five years of age present moderate anemia while the percentage of chronic child malnutrition is a major public health problem in the country as a whole. Goals: The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of major childhood morbidities caused by anemia, malnutrition, intestinal parasites, toxocariasis, and hepatitis A, and identify connections with the socioeconomic and environmental conditions found in Iñapari. Methods: Interviews with questionnaires; anthropometric measurements, collection of feces and venous blood samples. Results: A 20% prevalence of anemia and 8.5% prevalence of chronic malnutrition (height for age deficiency) was found. A pathogenic intestinal parasite was noted in 24.5% of the samples, where Giardia intestinalis (14.7%) was the most frequent. The seroprevalence of toxocariasis was 33.8% and hepatitis A was 21.2%. Conclusion: There is a connection between the results found and the poor living and sanitary conditions of the population. The low income noted is also linked to the malnutrition and anemia detected
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BR816.9
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