Intervention to prevent intestinal parasitic reinfections among Tarahumara indigenous schoolchildren in northern Mexico Intervención para prevenir las reinfecciones parasitarias intestinales en niños indígenas tarahumara en edad escolar en el norte de México

Intervention to prevent intestinal parasitic reinfections among Tarahumara indigenous schoolchildren in northern Mexico Intervención para prevenir las reinfecciones parasitarias intestinales en niños indígenas tarahumara en edad escolar en el norte de México

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a 20-week, broad intervention to prevent reinfection by Ascaris lumbricoides (AL) and Giardia lamblia (GL) among indigenous schoolchildren in northern Mexico. METHODS: A prospective, comparative, ecological study. Two isolated boarding schools, each hosting...

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Main Authors: Joel Monárrez-Espino, Cristina Rocío Pérez-Espejo, Guillermo Vázquez-Mendoza, Andrés Balleza-Carreón, Ramiro Caballero-Hoyos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2011-09-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Enfermedades parasitarias
ascariasis
giardiasis
población indígena
salud indígena
estudios de intervención
saneamiento de escuelas
México
Parasitic diseases, ascariasis
indigenous population
indigenous health
intervention studies
school sanitation
Mexico
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