Intestinal parasites in children, in highly deprived areas in the border region of Chiapas, Mexico Parasitosis intestinal en niños, en áreas de alta marginación socioeconómica de la región fronteriza de Chiapas, México

Intestinal parasites in children, in highly deprived areas in the border region of Chiapas, Mexico Parasitosis intestinal en niños, en áreas de alta marginación socioeconómica de la región fronteriza de Chiapas, México

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among children in highly deprived areas, and its possible association with demographic and socioeconomic indicators. MATERIAL AND METHODS: From March to September 1998 in a convenience sample of 32 communities of the border regio...

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Main Authors: Emma Marianela Morales-Espinoza, Héctor Javier Sánchez-Pérez, María del Mar García-Gil, Guadalupe Vargas-Morales, José Domingo Méndez-Sánchez, Margarita Pérez-Ramírez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2003-10-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
parasitosis intestinal
pobreza
salud infantil
análisis multivariado
México
intestinal parasitosis
poverty
child health
multivariate analysis
Mexico
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342003000500008

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