Relationship between protein-energy malnutrition, vitamin A, and parasitoses in children living in Brasília
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Resumo: | It is still controversial whether intestinal parasitic infections can influence the nutritional status of children. The relationship between protein-energy malnutrition, vitamin A and parasitic infections was evaluated in 124 children. The food intake estimated by recall method was generally low and poor. Seventy five percent of the children were infected with intestinal parasites. The mean±SD weight-for-age and height-for-age Z-score were skewed one standard deviation to the left, when compared to normal standards. An association was found between protein-energy malnutrition and Giardia lamblia, but not with Ascaris lumbricoides or Hymenolepis nana infection. Only Giardia-infected children had a decreased weight-for-age and weight-for-height Z-score. Hypovitaminosis A was a major nutritional problem, but no relationship between this deficiency and parasitic infection was found. Our data indicate that low and poor food intake were the major cause of protein-energy malnutrition among the children, and except for Giardia, this was not influenced by parasitic infections. |
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Relationship between protein-energy malnutrition, vitamin A, and parasitoses in children living in BrasíliaProtein energy-malnutritionVitamin AIronIntestinal parasitic infectionAscaris lumbricoidesGiardia lambliaHymenolepis nanaIt is still controversial whether intestinal parasitic infections can influence the nutritional status of children. The relationship between protein-energy malnutrition, vitamin A and parasitic infections was evaluated in 124 children. The food intake estimated by recall method was generally low and poor. Seventy five percent of the children were infected with intestinal parasites. The mean±SD weight-for-age and height-for-age Z-score were skewed one standard deviation to the left, when compared to normal standards. An association was found between protein-energy malnutrition and Giardia lamblia, but not with Ascaris lumbricoides or Hymenolepis nana infection. Only Giardia-infected children had a decreased weight-for-age and weight-for-height Z-score. Hypovitaminosis A was a major nutritional problem, but no relationship between this deficiency and parasitic infection was found. Our data indicate that low and poor food intake were the major cause of protein-energy malnutrition among the children, and except for Giardia, this was not influenced by parasitic infections.Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT2002-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822002000200002Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.35 n.2 2002reponame:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropicalinstname:Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)instacron:SBMT10.1590/S0037-86822002000200002info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMuniz-Junqueira,Maria ImaculadaQueiróz,Eduardo Flávio Oliveiraeng2002-05-07T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0037-86822002000200002Revistahttps://www.sbmt.org.br/portal/revista/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||dalmo@rsbmt.uftm.edu.br|| rsbmt@rsbmt.uftm.edu.br1678-98490037-8682opendoar:2002-05-07T00:00Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)false |
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Relationship between protein-energy malnutrition, vitamin A, and parasitoses in children living in Brasília |
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Relationship between protein-energy malnutrition, vitamin A, and parasitoses in children living in Brasília |
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Relationship between protein-energy malnutrition, vitamin A, and parasitoses in children living in Brasília Muniz-Junqueira,Maria Imaculada Protein energy-malnutrition Vitamin A Iron Intestinal parasitic infection Ascaris lumbricoides Giardia lamblia Hymenolepis nana |
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Relationship between protein-energy malnutrition, vitamin A, and parasitoses in children living in Brasília |
title_full |
Relationship between protein-energy malnutrition, vitamin A, and parasitoses in children living in Brasília |
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Relationship between protein-energy malnutrition, vitamin A, and parasitoses in children living in Brasília |
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Relationship between protein-energy malnutrition, vitamin A, and parasitoses in children living in Brasília |
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Relationship between protein-energy malnutrition, vitamin A, and parasitoses in children living in Brasília |
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Muniz-Junqueira,Maria Imaculada |
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Muniz-Junqueira,Maria Imaculada Queiróz,Eduardo Flávio Oliveira |
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Queiróz,Eduardo Flávio Oliveira |
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Muniz-Junqueira,Maria Imaculada Queiróz,Eduardo Flávio Oliveira |
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Protein energy-malnutrition Vitamin A Iron Intestinal parasitic infection Ascaris lumbricoides Giardia lamblia Hymenolepis nana |
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Protein energy-malnutrition Vitamin A Iron Intestinal parasitic infection Ascaris lumbricoides Giardia lamblia Hymenolepis nana |
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It is still controversial whether intestinal parasitic infections can influence the nutritional status of children. The relationship between protein-energy malnutrition, vitamin A and parasitic infections was evaluated in 124 children. The food intake estimated by recall method was generally low and poor. Seventy five percent of the children were infected with intestinal parasites. The mean±SD weight-for-age and height-for-age Z-score were skewed one standard deviation to the left, when compared to normal standards. An association was found between protein-energy malnutrition and Giardia lamblia, but not with Ascaris lumbricoides or Hymenolepis nana infection. Only Giardia-infected children had a decreased weight-for-age and weight-for-height Z-score. Hypovitaminosis A was a major nutritional problem, but no relationship between this deficiency and parasitic infection was found. Our data indicate that low and poor food intake were the major cause of protein-energy malnutrition among the children, and except for Giardia, this was not influenced by parasitic infections. |
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