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10191587

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-4-20
pubmed:abstractText
During 1994 a cross-sectional survey was carried out on a sample representative of the population in Qena Governorate, Upper Egypt, to investigate the relationship between intestinal helminthic infection among children and a wide range of variables (demographic, behavioural, cultural, socioeconomic, and environmental). Data were collected by direct observation and by administering a questionnaire to mothers in charge of the household in a sample of 768 households representative of the entire population in the governorate. A stool sample survey was conducted at the same time on all children 2-12 years of age living in the selected households (n = 2657). Diagnosis of intestinal helminths was made on the basis of the Kato-Katz thick-smear technique. After univariate analyses, conducted to define associations among individual, familial, and community variables and prevalence of infection, the relevant variables were included in a multivariate logistic model to assess the importance of each factor as an independent determinant of infection. Several factors were independently associated with increased risk of intestinal helminth infection. In particular, the age of the child (between 4 and 5 years) (individual), the age of marriage for the mother (cultural), type of garbage disposal (household), and type of settlement (environmental) gave the highest predictive value for infection. The present results are consistent with those of former studies and highlight the importance of a multisectorial approach in the control of intestinal helminth infection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0142-6338
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
14-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
An analysis of individual, household, and environmental risk factors for intestinal helminth infection among children in Qena Governorate, Upper Egypt.
pubmed:affiliation
International Course for PHC Managers Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy. rhp@sc.soficom.com.eg
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't