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Prevalence, Age Profile, and Associated Risk Factors for Hymenolepis nana Infection in a Large Population-Based Study in Northern Peru
Percy M. Vilchez Barreto
Percy M. Vilchez Barreto
Centro de Salud Global Tumbes, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú;
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Ricardo Gamboa
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Saul Santivañez
Saul Santivañez
Instituto Peruano de Parasitología Clínica y Experimental, Lima, Perú;
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Seth E. O’Neal
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Centro de Salud Global Tumbes, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú;
School of Public Health, Oregon Health and Science University and Portland State University, Portland, Oregon;
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School of Public Health, Oregon Health and Science University and Portland State University, Portland, Oregon;
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Claudio Muro
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Andrés G. Lescano
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Centro de Salud Global Tumbes, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú;
Epidemiology Unit, Hospital Regional, Tumbes, Peru;
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Enfermedades Transmisibles y Análisis de Salud, Organización Panamericana de la Salud OPS/OMS;
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Hector H. García
Hector H. García
Centro de Salud Global Tumbes, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú;
Department of Microbiology, School of Sciences, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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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.
Author Notes
Financial support: This study was partially funded by research grant number 23981 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (23981) fund ongoing cysticercosis research by the authors. Lescano is sponsored by the training grant D43 TW007393 awarded by the Fogarty International Center of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Authors’ addresses: Percy M. Vilchez Barreto, Ricardo Gamboa, and Claudio Muro, Centro de Salud Global Tumbes, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú, E-mails: pvilchez@peruresearch.org, rgamboa@peruresearch.org, and claudio.muro@peruresearch.org. Saul Santivañez, Instituto Peruano de parasitologia clinica y experimental, Lima, Perú, E-mail: ssantiv2@jhu.edu. Seth E. O’Neal, School of Public Health, Oregon Health and Science University, and Portland State University, Portland, OR, and Centro de Salud Global Tumbes, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú, E-mail: oneals@ohsu.edu. Andrés G. Lescano, School of Public Health and Management, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, E-mail: andres.lescano.g@upch.pe. Luz-Maria Moyano, Centro de Salud Global Tumbes, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú, and Unit of Epidemiology and Environmental, Health Regional Hospital, Tumbes, Perú, E-mail: luzmariamoyano@gmail.com. Guillermo Gonzálvez, Organización Panamericana de la Salud OPS/OMS, Enfermedades Transmisibles y Análisis de Salud, Managua, Nicaragua, E-mail: gonzalvezg@paho.org. Hector H. García, Centro de Salud Global Tumbes, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú, and Department of Microbiology, School of Sciences, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, E-mail: hgarcia1@jhu.edu.
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1.
Botero D, Restrepo M, 1998. Parasitosis Intestinales por Cestodos y Trematodos. Parasitosis Humana, 3rd edition, 144–150.
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2.
Dąbrowiecki Z, Korzeniewski K, Morawiec B, Dąbrowiecka M, Olszański R, 2009. Intestinal helminthes and protozoan infections among children of Chechen refugees in Poland. Exp Med 1: 14–19.
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3.
Soriano JM, Domenech G, Martinez MC, Manes J, Soriano F, 2011. Intestinal parasitic infections in hosted Saharawi children. Trop Biomed 28: 557–562.
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4.
Akhlaghi L, Shamseddin J, Meamar AR, Razmjou E, Oormazdi H, 2009. Frequency of intestinal parasites in Tehran. Iran J Parasitol 4: 44–47.
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5.
Mohd Zain SN, Behnke JM, Lewis JW, 2012. Helminth communities from two urban rat populations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Parasit Vectors 5: 47.
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6.
Bakr IM, Arafa NA, Ahmed MA, Mostafa Mel H, Mohamed MK, 2009. Prevalence of intestinal parasitosis in a rural population in Egypt, and its relation to socio-demographic characteristics. J Egypt Soc Parasitol 39: 371–381.
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7.
Houmsou RS, Amuta EU, Olusi TA, 2010. Prevalence of intestinal parasites among primary school children in Makurdi, Benue State-Nigeria. Int J Infect Dis 8: 1–7.
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8.
Quihui L, Valencia ME, Crompton DW, Phillips S, Hagan P, Morales G, Díaz-Camacho SP, 2006. Role of the employment status and education of mothers in the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in Mexican rural schoolchildren. BMC Public Health 6: 225.
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9.
Rodríguez-Guzmán LM, Hernández-Jerónimo EJ, Rodríguez-García R, 2000. Parasitosis intestinal en niños seleccionados en una consulta ambulatoria de un hospital. Rev Mex Pediatr 67: 117–122.
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10.
Gomez M, Orihuela JL, Orihuela ME, 1999. Parasitismo intestinal en círculos infantiles. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr 15: 266–269.
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11.
Goncalves AL, Belizario TL, Pimentel Jde B, Penatti MP, Pedroso Rdos S, 2011. Prevalence of intestinal parasites in preschool children in the region of Uberlandia, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 44: 191–193.
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12.
Ramos-Frias MA, Fuentenebro-Yubero MJ, Jimenez-Martinez J, Gil-Veguillas S, Adrados-Razola I, Jiménez-Bustos JM, 1998. Dolor abdominal inespecífico por Hymenolepis nana. An Esp Pediatr 49: 105–107.
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13.
Muehlenbachs A et al., 2015. Malignant transformation of Hymenolepis nana in a human host. N Engl J Med 373: 1845–1852.
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14.
INEI, 2009 Mapa del Déficit Habitacional a Nivel Distrital, ed. 14.
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15.
Garcia HH, Gonzalez AE, Tsang VC, O’Neal SE, Llanos-Zavalaga F, Gonzalvez G, Romero J, Rodriguez S, Moyano LM, Ayvar V, Diaz A, Hightower A, Craig PS, Lightowlers MW, Gauci CG, Leontsini E, Gilman RH, 2016. Elimination of Taenia solium transmission in northern Peru. N Engl J Med 374: 2335–2344.
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16.
Pajuelo G, Lujan D, Paredes B, Tello R, 2006. Aplicación de la técnica de sedimentación espontánea en tubo en el diagnóstico de parásitos intestinales. Rev Biomed 17: 96–101.
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17.
Tello R, Terashima A, Marcos LA, Machicado J, Canales M, Gotuzzo E, 2012. Highly effective and inexpensive parasitological technique for diagnosis of intestinal parasites in developing countries: spontaneous sedimentation technique in tube. Int J Infect Dis 16: e414–e416.
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18.
Guerrero MT, Hernandez Y, Rada ME, Aranda A, Hernandez MI, 2008. Parasitosis intestinal y alternativas de disposición de excreta en municipios de alta marginalidad. Revista Cubana de Salud Pública 34: 1–5.
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19.
Martínez-Barbabosa I, Gutiérrez-Cárdenas EM, Gaona E, Shea M, 2010. The prevalence of Hymenolepis nana in schoolchildren in a bicultural community. Rev Biomed 21: 21–27.
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20.
Fuentes M, Galindez L, García D, Gonzalez N, Goyanes J, Herrera E, Sanchez J, 2011. Frequency of intestinal parasitism and epidemiological characteristics of the 1- to 12-year-old child population treated at the Cerro Gordo Type II Urban Outpatient Clinic. Barquisimeto, State of Lara. January-June 2007 [in Spanish]. Kasmera 39: 31–42.
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