Objective Intestinal parasitoses, especially in the less favored populations of tropical and
subtropical areas, are a scourge of high impact in public health. We conducted a cross …

Background Intestinal parasitoses are a major concern for public health, especially in
children from middle and low-income populations of tropical and subtropical areas. We …

Objective To evaluate intestinal parasitosis, undernutrition and socio-environmental factors
in schoolchildren from Clorinda (Formosa, Argentina). Materials and Methods Serial fecal …

We analyzed intestinal parasitic infections in children aged 1–12 years from a poor
neighborhood in La Plata, Argentina, and determined the correlations with their nutritional …

Objectives The aim was to analyze the socio‐environmental variables associated with
malnutrition and intestinal parasitoses in children from Aristóbulo del Valle, Province of …

Objectives Our previous research in Mbyá‐guaraní communities of central Misiones showed
high levels of growth stunting and intestinal parasites in children, as well as associations …

Background: For many years Chiapas, Mexico's poorest state, has had the highest rate of
child mortality due to intestinal infections of unknown etiology in the country. To begin …

There is a lack of epidemiological information concerning intestinal parasitic infections, and
especially in soil-transmitted helminths, occurring in some departments of Nicaragua. Up to …

Background Children in rural areas experience the interrelated problems of poor growth,
anemia and parasitic infections. We investigated the prevalence of and associations …

Objective. To evaluate the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections, anemia, and
malnutrition among children in the Paucartambo province of Cusco region, Peru, in light of …