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Associated factors of the co-occurrence of trachoma and soil-transmitted helminthiases in children 1 to 9 years old in rural communities of the Amazon basin in Loreto Department, Peru: Results from a population-based survey.
Saboyá-Díaz, Martha Idalí; Carey Angeles, Cristiam Armando; Avellaneda Yajahuanca, Rosario Del Socorro; Meléndez Ruíz, Salvith Karen; Cabrera, Rufino; Honorio Morales, Harvy Alberto; Pachas, Paul E; Guardo, Monica; Renneker, Kristen K; Muñoz, Beatriz E; West, Sheila K.
Afiliação
  • Saboyá-Díaz MI; Communicable Diseases and Environmental Determinants of Health Department, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America.
  • Carey Angeles CA; Epidemiology Directorate, Regional Health Directorate of Loreto, Iquitos, Loreto, Peru.
  • Avellaneda Yajahuanca RDS; Independent consultant, Lima, Peru.
  • Meléndez Ruíz SK; Eye Health and Blindness Prevention Strategy, Regional Health Directorate of Loreto, Iquitos, Loreto, Peru.
  • Cabrera R; Independent consultant, Lima, Peru.
  • Honorio Morales HA; General Directorate of Strategic Interventions in Public Health, Ministry of Health of Peru, Lima, Peru.
  • Pachas PE; National Center of Public Health, National Institute of Health of Peru, Lima, Peru.
  • Guardo M; Health Surveillance, Disease Prevention, and Control, Pan American Health Organization, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
  • Renneker KK; International Trachoma Initiative, The Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, Georgia, United States of America.
  • Muñoz BE; Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.
  • West SK; Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis ; 16(7): e0010532, 2022 07.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35877683
BACKGROUND: There is evidence of the occurrence of trachoma in Peru, and studies have shown that soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) are affecting rural communities in the Amazon basin in Loreto Department. This study was done to estimate trachoma prevalence, STH prevalence, and the associated factors for both diseases in children aged 1-9 years in rural communities of Peru. METHODOLOGY: A population-based cross-sectional survey was carried out in rural communities of Loreto. A standardized survey questionnaire with individual and household risk factors related to both diseases was used. Ocular examination was done for all participants aged one year and above, and eye swab samples were collected from children with follicular trachoma (TF). Anthropometric measurements, stool samples for STH, and blood samples for hemoglobin measurement were taken from children. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: TF prevalence was 7.74% (95% CI 5.08-11.63%), STH prevalence was 49.49% (95% CI 25.00-52.43%), and prevalence of co-occurrence of both diseases was 5.06% (95% CI 2.80-8.98%) in children aged 1-9 years. Being at age 3-8 years old (AOR = 6.76; 95% CI 1.346-33.947), have an unclean face (AOR = 24.64; 95% CI 6.787-89.444), and having been dewormed in the last six months (AOR = 2.47; 95% CI 1.106-5.514), were risk factors of TF. Being a female (AOR = 0.22; 95% CI 0.103-0.457) was associated with decreased odds of TF. Having been dewormed in the last six months (AOR = 0.30; 95% CI 0.139-0.628) was a preventative factor for STH. Risk factors for children with both diseases mirrored the findings for risk factors for individual diseases. CONCLUSIONS: Neglected tropical diseases and associated risk factors overlap in communities living in vulnerable conditions in the Amazon basin of Peru. These findings support the need to implement integrated interventions, including mass drug administration, water, sanitation, and hygiene for both diseases in the study area.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Tracoma / Helmintíase Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Peru Idioma: En Revista: PLoS Negl Trop Dis Assunto da revista: MEDICINA TROPICAL Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Tracoma / Helmintíase Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Peru Idioma: En Revista: PLoS Negl Trop Dis Assunto da revista: MEDICINA TROPICAL Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Estados Unidos