Are intestinal parasites fuelling the rise in dual burden households in Venezuela?

Background In developing countries undergoing rapid economic development, the number of dual burden households (i.e. co-existing overweight/obesity and stunting) is increasing. While intestinal parasites are prevalent in these countries, their contribution to dual burden households has so far been n...

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Published in:Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2013-02, Vol.107 (2), p.119-123
Main Authors: Campos Ponce, Maiza, Incani, Renzo Nino, Pinelli, Elena, ten Kulve, Nikki, Ramak, Robbert, Polman, Katja, Doak, Colleen Marie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Feces - parasitology
Female
General aspects
Giardia lamblia - isolation & purification
Giardiasis - epidemiology
Growth Disorders - epidemiology
Helminthiasis - epidemiology
Humans
Infant
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Obesity
Overweight - epidemiology
Parasitic diseases
Pilot Projects
Rural Population
Venezuela - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Background In developing countries undergoing rapid economic development, the number of dual burden households (i.e. co-existing overweight/obesity and stunting) is increasing. While intestinal parasites are prevalent in these countries, their contribution to dual burden households has so far been neglected. We studied the association between intestinal parasite infection and belonging to a dual burden household in a rural community of Venezuela. Methods We examined 225 individuals. A dual burden household was defined as a household with at least one overweight/obese adult (BMI > 25) and at least one stunted child (height -for-age z score
ISSN:0035-9203
1878-3503
DOI:10.1093/trstmh/trs014