Differences in prevalence of geohelminth infections between indigenous and settler populations in a remote Amazonian region of Peru

Objective To compare prevalences of intestinal helminths and waterborne protozoa in indigenous and settler populations in a remote area of Peru. These populations live in adjacent but segregated small urban villages. Methods Stool samples were collected from representative members of these two popul...

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Published in:Tropical medicine & international health 2013-05, Vol.18 (5), p.615-618
Main Authors: Briones‐Chávez, Carlo, Torres‐Zevallos, Hernando, Canales, Marco, Stamato, Caroline M., O'Riordan, Thomas G., Terashima, Angélica
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Feces - parasitology
Female
General aspects
Helminthiasis - ethnology
Helminthiasis - parasitology
helminths
Helminths - isolation & purification
Humans
Indians, South American - ethnology
Infectious diseases
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - ethnology
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - parasitology
Logistic Models
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Parasites
Peru
Peru - epidemiology
Prevalence
Protozoa
Protozoan Infections - ethnology
Protozoan Infections - parasitology
Risk factors
Young Adult
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Summary:Objective To compare prevalences of intestinal helminths and waterborne protozoa in indigenous and settler populations in a remote area of Peru. These populations live in adjacent but segregated small urban villages. Methods Stool samples were collected from representative members of these two populations and analysed for geohelminths and protozoa. Results The risk of soil‐transmitted helminths is significantly higher in the settler than the indigenous population in the same isolated region of Peru (OR 5.18; 95% CI 3.44–7.81; P 
ISSN:1360-2276
1365-3156
DOI:10.1111/tmi.12077