Gender differences in growth of school-aged children with schistosomiasis and geohelminth infection

dc.creatorParraga, Isabel Martin
dc.creatorOliveira, Ana Marlucia de
dc.creatorPrado, Matildes da Silva
dc.creatorBarreto, Maurício Lima
dc.creatorReis, Mitermayer Galvão dos
dc.creatorKing, Charles H
dc.creatorBlanton, Ronald Edward
dc.date2014-05-05T13:57:13Z
dc.date2014-05-05T13:57:13Z
dc.date1996
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T20:29:03Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T20:29:03Z
dc.identifierPARRAGA, I. M. et al. Gender differences in growth of school-aged children with schistosomiasis and geohelminth infection. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 55, n. 2, p. 150-156, 1996.
dc.identifier0002-9637
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/7577
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8857907
dc.descriptionLight or moderate intensity infection with Schistosoma mansoni may contribute to growth deficits. We report on the effects of treatment for S. mansoni on growth and development in Brazilian schoolchildren. Anthro pometric measurements were taken from 539 S. mansoni-infected children and their age- and sex-matched egg negative controls between the ages of 7 and 15 years. The children as a whole exhibited chronic malnutrition, with growth retardation in height evident in 21% of the population. Infected children, however, were significantly smaller in height, weight, mid upper arm circumference (UAC), tricep skinfold (TSF), and subscapular skinfold (5SF) mea surements than control children (P < 0.05). These differences were due primarily to a greater disparity between infected and egg-negative girls in height (P < 0.01), weight (P 0.01), UAC (P = 0.02), and TSF (P < 0.01). Nevertheless, girls demonstrated a better level of development and nutrition compared with boys. While infected boys were shorter and weighed less than controls, these differences were not significant. Growth and development in girls was negatively correlated with intensity of infection. Coinfection with S. mansoni and Trichuris appeared to act synergistically in the development of malnutrition.
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherThe American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
dc.rightsrestricted access
dc.subjectTranstornos do Crescimento/etiologia
dc.subjectTranstornos Nutricionais/fisiopatologia
dc.subjectEsquistossomose mansoni/fisiopatologia
dc.subjectCaracteres Sexuais
dc.subjectTricuríase/fisiopatologia
dc.subjectAdolescente
dc.subjectAnálise de Variância
dc.subjectAntropometria
dc.subjectAscaríase/complicações
dc.subjectComposição Corporal
dc.subjectEstudos de Casos e Controles
dc.subjectCriança
dc.subjectMétodo Duplo-Cego
dc.subjectFezes/parasitologia
dc.subjectFeminino
dc.subjectTranstornos do Crescimento/epidemiologia
dc.subjectHumanos
dc.subjectMasculino
dc.subjectTranstornos Nutricionais/complicações
dc.subjectEstado Nutricional
dc.subjectContagem de Ovos de Parasitas
dc.subjectEsquistossomose mansoni/complicações
dc.subjectFatores Socioeconômicos
dc.subjectTricuríase/complicações
dc.titleGender differences in growth of school-aged children with schistosomiasis and geohelminth infection
dc.typeArticle


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