Urban helminthiasis in two socioeconomically distinct Costa Rican communities
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| Autores: | , , , |
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 1989 |
| Descripción: | A survey on!he prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and Hymenolepis nana was conducted in two adjacent, but sociocconomically distinct, urban Costa Rican cornmunities: a squatter settlement and a community with access to modern sewage facilities. The prevalence of these infections was significantly higher in the former. Although squatter children (1-14 years old) were more heavily infected with A. lumbricoides and H. nana than squatter adults, the same pattern was not observed for T. irichiura. The results suggest that local community-based helminthic parasite surveys may more accurately portray the actual health status of socioeconomically diverse urban populations. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/23571 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/23571 |
| Palabra clave: | Ascaris Trichiuris Hymenolepsis Helminathiasis communities |