ArticleBMJ open2017
Soil transmitted helminthiasis in indigenous groups. A community cross sectional study in the Amazonian southern border region of Ecuador.
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- Comparison of Ritchie and Kato-Katz methods for the detection of intestinal helminths in humans: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Parasites & vectors · 2026Pooled it
- The prevalence of soil transmitted helminth infections in minority indigenous populations of South-East Asia and the Western Pacific Region: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Pooled it
- Spatiotemporal trends of neglected tropical disease hospitalizations in Ecuador over 25-years from 2000 to 2024.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Northwestern Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study on Bengali and Santal women.Parasite epidemiology and control · 2026Article
- Chagas and Vector-Borne Disease Exposures in an Indigenous Community in the Ecuadorian Amazon: A Retrospective Study.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- Knowledge and practices of parents of school age children towards Helminthiasis and malaria in northwestern Ethiopia.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Geographic Distribution of Human Infections with Zoonotic Ancylostoma ceylanicum and Anthropophilic Hookworms in Ecuador: A Retrospective Analysis of Archived Stool Samples.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2024Article
- Enterobiasis and its risk factors in urban, rural and indigenous children of subtropical Argentina.Parasitology · 2022Review
- Feature importance: Opening a soil-transmitted helminth machine learning model via SHAP.Infectious Disease Modelling · 2022Article
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- Environmental characteristics around the household and their association with hookworm infection in rural communities from Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- High Rates of Exposures to Waterborne Pathogens in Indigenous Communities in the Amazon Region of Ecuador.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2019Article
- Soil-transmitted helminth parasites and allergy: Observations from Ecuador.Parasite immunology · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundRural communities in the Amazonian southern border of Ecuador have benefited from governmental social programmes over the past 9 years, which have addressed, among other things, diseases associated with poverty, such as soil transmitted helminth infections. The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence of geohelminth infection and several factors associated with it in these communities.
methodsThis was a cross sectional study in two indigenous communities of the Amazonian southern border of Ecuador. The data were analysed at both the household and individual levels.
resultsAt the individual level, the prevalence of geohelminth infection reached 46.9% (95% CI 39.5% to 54.2%), with no differences in terms of gender, age, temporary migration movements or previous chemoprophylaxis. In 72.9% of households, one or more members were infected. Receiving subsidies and overcrowding were associated with the presence of helminths.
conclusionsThe prevalence of geohelminth infection was high. Our study suggests that it is necessary to conduct studies focusing on communities, and not simply on captive groups, such as schoolchildren, with the object of proposing more suitable and effective strategies to control this problem.
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