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Regional Differences in Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Army Recruits in a Southern Mozambique Training Center : A Cross-Sectional Study
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- Casmo, Veronica (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för cell- och molekylärbiologi,Inst Nacl Saude INS EN1, Bairro da Vila Parcela 3943, Maputo 3943, Mozambique.
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- Chicumbe, Sergio (författare)
- Inst Nacl Saude INS EN1, Bairro da Vila Parcela 3943, Maputo 3943, Mozambique.
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- Chambisse, Rosa (författare)
- Natl Directorate Mil Hlth, Maputo 3216, Mozambique.
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- Nala, Rassul (författare)
- Inst Nacl Saude INS EN1, Bairro da Vila Parcela 3943, Maputo 3943, Mozambique.
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- MDPI, 2023
- 2023
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Pathogens. - : MDPI. - 2076-0817. ; 12:9
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Abstract
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- Due to the high prevalence and diversity of clinical manifestations, intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) represent a public health problem. The objective of the work was to determine the prevalence of IPIs among army recruits at a practice and training center in southern Mozambique. Sociodemographic information was obtained through semi-structured interviews. Single urine and stool samples were collected from 362 recruits. Parasite diagnosis was made by filtration, formaldehyde-ether and Kato-Katz techniques. Positive individuals underwent abdominal ultrasound. Then, descriptive statistics and cross-tabulations were performed, and p-values < 0.05 were considered significant. The prevalence of infection with at least one parasite was 25.1% (95% CI: 20.5-29.6; n = 91). The most common parasites were Entamoeba coli (10.7%; 95% CI: 7.4-13.7; n = 37) and Trichuris trichiura (6.1%; 95% CI: 4.6-9.9; n = 25). Parasitic infection was associated with the origin of the participant (p-value < 0.001), and the province of Sofala had the highest prevalence among the provinces studied (70.6%; 95% CI: 47.0-87.8; 12/17). Since oral fecal transmission occurs for several parasites, routine screening and deworming prior to enrollment at the army training center is recommended to reduce transmission of intestinal parasites among recruits.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- intestinal parasites
- army
- recruits
- Mozambique
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- ref (ämneskategori)
- art (ämneskategori)
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