PREVALENCE OF NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES AND MORBIDITY BY INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN CHILDREN 0-5 YEARS OF AGE IN IÑAPARI IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON

Authors

  • Ana Paula Santos Science Center of Health and Sport, Federal University of Acre. Campus, BR 364, Km 04, Industrial District, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.
  • Humberto Oliart-Guzmán Science Center of Health and Sport, Federal University of Acre. Campus, BR 364, Km 04, Industrial District, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.
  • Luis Fernando Cunha Castelo Branco Science Center of Health and Sport, Federal University of Acre. Campus, BR 364, Km 04, Industrial District, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.
  • Athos Muniz Braña Science Center of Health and Sport, Federal University of Acre. Campus, BR 364, Km 04, Industrial District, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.
  • Breno Matos Delfino Science Center of Health and Sport, Federal University of Acre. Campus, BR 364, Km 04, Industrial District, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.
  • Rhanderson Gardinali Campos Science Center of Health and Sport, Federal University of Acre. Campus, BR 364, Km 04, Industrial District, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.
  • Thasciany Moraes Pereira Science Center of Health and Sport, Federal University of Acre. Campus, BR 364, Km 04, Industrial District, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.
  • Saulo Augusto Silva Mantovani Science Center of Health and Sport, Federal University of Acre. Campus, BR 364, Km 04, Industrial District, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.
  • Antonio Camargo Martins Science Center of Health and Sport, Federal University of Acre. Campus, BR 364, Km 04, Industrial District, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.
  • José Alcantara Filgueira-Júnior Science Center of Health and Sport, Federal University of Acre. Campus, BR 364, Km 04, Industrial District, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.
  • Cristieli Sérgio de Menezes Oliveira Science Center of Health and Sport, Federal University of Acre. Campus, BR 364, Km 04, Industrial District, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.
  • Thiago Santos de Araújo Science Center of Health and Sport, Federal University of Acre. Campus, BR 364, Km 04, Industrial District, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.
  • Alanderson Alves Ramalho Science Center of Health and Sport, Federal University of Acre. Campus, BR 364, Km 04, Industrial District, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.
  • Pablo Secato Fontoura Institute of Tropical Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, Seroepidemiology Laboratory and Immunobiology, Av. Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar, 470, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • Guita Rubinsky-Elefant Institute of Tropical Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, Seroepidemiology Laboratory and Immunobiology, Av. Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar, 470, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • Carlos Hermogenes Manrique de Lara Estrada Dirección Regional de Salud de Madre de Dios, Av. Ernesto Rivero No. 475, Puerto Maldonado, Peru.
  • Nancy Arróspide Instituto National Salud, Cápac Yupanqui 1400, Jesus Maria, Lima 11, Peru.
  • Mônica da Silva-Nunes Science Center of Health and Sport, Federal University of Acre. Campus, BR 364, Km 04, Industrial District, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v45i3.43504

Keywords:

nemia, child nutrition disorders, intestinal parasites, toxocariasis, hepatitis A, child health.

Abstract

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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Published

2016-09-30

How to Cite

SANTOS, A. P.; OLIART-GUZMÁN, H.; CUNHA CASTELO BRANCO, L. F.; MUNIZ BRAÑA, A.; MATOS DELFINO, B.; GARDINALI CAMPOS, R.; MORAES PEREIRA, T.; SILVA MANTOVANI, S. A.; CAMARGO MARTINS, A.; FILGUEIRA-JÚNIOR, J. A.; DE MENEZES OLIVEIRA, C. S.; SANTOS DE ARAÚJO, T.; ALVES RAMALHO, A.; SECATO FONTOURA, P.; RUBINSKY-ELEFANT, G.; MANRIQUE DE LARA ESTRADA, C. H.; ARRÓSPIDE, N.; DA SILVA-NUNES, M. PREVALENCE OF NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES AND MORBIDITY BY INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN CHILDREN 0-5 YEARS OF AGE IN IÑAPARI IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 45, n. 3, p. 305–321, 2016. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v45i3.43504. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/43504. Acesso em: 21 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 3 (2016)

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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