Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections, Nutrition and Growth in School-age Children from Rural Communities in Honduras
dc.contributor.author | Usuanlele, Mary-Theresa | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-10-11T17:47:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-10-11T17:47:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-10-11 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10464/4119 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are endemic in Honduras but their impact on children’s health is not well studied. Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence and intensity of STH infections and their association with nutrition and growth in a sample of Honduran children. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was done among Honduran rural school-age children in 2011. Blood and stool samples and anthropometric measurements were obtained to determine nutritional status, STH infection and growth status, respectively. Results: The STH prevalence among 320 studied children was 72.5%. Prevalence by species was 30%, 67% and 16% for Ascaris, Trichuris and 16% hookworms, respectively. High intensity infections were associated with decreased growth scores but regardless of intensity, co-infections negatively affected growth indicators. Conclusions: The health burden of STH infections is related to high parasitic load but also to the presence of low-intensity concurrent infections. The synergistic effects of polyparasitism in underprivileged children warrants more attention. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Brock University | en_US |
dc.subject | Soil-transmitted helminths, nutrition, growth, school-age children, Honduras | en_US |
dc.title | Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections, Nutrition and Growth in School-age Children from Rural Communities in Honduras | en_US |
dc.type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation | en |
dc.degree.name | M.Sc. Applied Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.degree.level | Masters | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Applied Health Sciences Program | en_US |
dc.degree.discipline | Faculty of Applied Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.embargo.terms | None | en_US |
refterms.dateFOA | 2021-08-08T02:18:46Z |