Giardia intestinalis AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN THE COMPLEMENTARY NUTRITION PROGRAM, ANTIOQUIA, COLOMBIA, MAY TO OCTOBER 2006

Giardia intestinalis infection is prevalent throughout the world and widely distributed in developing countries. In general, children display serious consequences to their state of health, including slow height-weight development; therefore, the main aim of this study was to determine the associatio...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2009-05, Vol.51 (3), p.155-162
Main Authors: BOTERO-GARCES, Jorge H, GARCIA-MONTOYA, Gisela M, GRISALES-PATINO, Dayvin, AGUIRRE-ACEVEDO, Daniel C, ALVAREZ-URIBE, Martha C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anemias. Hemoglobinopathies
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Colombia - epidemiology
Diseases of red blood cells
Epidemiologic Methods
Feces - parasitology
Female
Food Services
General aspects
Giardiasis - complications
Giardiasis - epidemiology
Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases
Human protozoal diseases
Humans
Infant
Infectious diseases
Male
Malnutrition - epidemiology
Malnutrition - parasitology
Medical sciences
National Health Programs
Parasitic diseases
Parasitic diseases due to ciliates and flagellates
Protozoal diseases
Socioeconomic Factors
TROPICAL MEDICINE
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Summary:Giardia intestinalis infection is prevalent throughout the world and widely distributed in developing countries. In general, children display serious consequences to their state of health, including slow height-weight development; therefore, the main aim of this study was to determine the association between Giardia infection and the nutritional status of children who participate in the program of complementary feeding (Mejoramiento Alimentario y Nutricional de Antioquia (MANA) - Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar (ICBF)). A cross-sectional study examining the association of giardiasis with nutritional status was conducted. A total of 2035 children aged eight months to six years-old were studied. Data were collected using structured questionnaires, anthropometric measurements and laboratory analysis of blood and stool samples. Analysis of the results showed that 27.6% of children were infected with G. intestinalis, while 8.1% and 1.9% were mildly and significantly underweight, respectively, and 14.1% presented stunting. Giardiasis was statistically identified as a strong predictor of stunting in this study population.
ISSN:0036-4665
1678-9946
1678-9946
0036-4665
DOI:10.1590/S0036-46652009000300006