Parasitoses Intestinais e Estado Nutricional em Crianças dos 0 aos 14 anos de idade no Hospital Pediátrico David Bernardino em Luanda, Angola
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2015
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Edições Universitárias Lusófonas
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Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a ocorrência de parasitoses intestinais numa população infantil dos 0 aos 14 anos de idade, internadas no Hospital Pediátrico David Bernardino em Luanda e a sua associação ao estado nutricional. O estudo envolveu 64 crianças internadas nas enfermarias de “subnutrição ou malnutrição” (EM) e “geral” (EG). Os métodos utilizados para a pesquisa dos parasitas intestinais nas amostras fecais, em vigor no HPDBL, foram o exame a fresco por coloração com Lugol. A avaliação do estado nutricional das crianças no HPDBL inclui parâmetros clínicos, bioquímicos e antropométricos. Das 64 crianças analisadas, detectaram-se seis crianças parasitadas, sen quatro (6,3%) por Giardia lamblia, uma (1,6%) por Ascaris lumbricoides e uma (1,6%) por Hymenolepis diminuta. Estes casos de parasitismo foram mais frequentes nas crianças com mais de três anos e internadas na Enfermaria geral (EG). Cerca de 92,2%, das crianças internadas eram provenientes de zonas suburbanas de Luanda com condições vulneráveis às infeções parasitárias e outras doenças. Contudo, não foi evidenciada, nesta amostra populacional, uma associação entre as parasitoses intestinais e a malnutrição.
This study aimed to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in a paediatric population aged from 0 to 14 years old, hospitalized in the Paediatric Hospital David Bernardino in Luanda (HPDBL), and its association with nutritional status. The study involved 64 children admitted in the wards of "undernutrition" and "general". Detection of intestinal parasites in faecal samples was assessed by fresh examination stained with Lugol, as used at the HPDBL. The evaluation of nutritional status of children in HPDBL included clinical, biochemical and anthropometric parameters. Out of the 64 children analyzed, six (9.3%) were infected with Giardia lamblia (6.3%), Ascaris lumbricoides (1.6%) and Hymenolepis diminuta (1.6%). These cases of parasitism were more common in children over three years and hospitalized in the general ward. Regarding nutritional status, the majority (56.3%) had some kind of nutritional deficiency (body weight below 70%, oedema in both legs, severe thinness), which were more frequent in females (55.6%) and in children under 24 months (77.7%). About 92.2% of children admitted were from suburban areas of Luanda presenting greater vulnerability to parasitic infections and other diseases owing to households conditions, with a majority without piped water. However, no evidence has been encountered in this population sample of an association between intestinal parasites and malnutrition throughout the present study.
This study aimed to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in a paediatric population aged from 0 to 14 years old, hospitalized in the Paediatric Hospital David Bernardino in Luanda (HPDBL), and its association with nutritional status. The study involved 64 children admitted in the wards of "undernutrition" and "general". Detection of intestinal parasites in faecal samples was assessed by fresh examination stained with Lugol, as used at the HPDBL. The evaluation of nutritional status of children in HPDBL included clinical, biochemical and anthropometric parameters. Out of the 64 children analyzed, six (9.3%) were infected with Giardia lamblia (6.3%), Ascaris lumbricoides (1.6%) and Hymenolepis diminuta (1.6%). These cases of parasitism were more common in children over three years and hospitalized in the general ward. Regarding nutritional status, the majority (56.3%) had some kind of nutritional deficiency (body weight below 70%, oedema in both legs, severe thinness), which were more frequent in females (55.6%) and in children under 24 months (77.7%). About 92.2% of children admitted were from suburban areas of Luanda presenting greater vulnerability to parasitic infections and other diseases owing to households conditions, with a majority without piped water. However, no evidence has been encountered in this population sample of an association between intestinal parasites and malnutrition throughout the present study.
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PARASITOLOGIA, MEDICINA, SISTEMA GASTROINTESTINAL, NUTRIÇÃO, CRIANÇAS, ESTUDOS DE CASO, MEDICINE, PARASITOLOGY, GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM, NUTRITION, CHILDREN, CASE STUDIES
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Barros , M , Epesse , S , Dunen , J V , Costa , M D C & Belo , S 2015 , ' Parasitoses Intestinais e Estado Nutricional em Crianças dos 0 aos 14 anos de idade no Hospital Pediátrico David Bernardino em Luanda, Angola ' , Default journal .