Intestinal parasites in children up to 14 years old hospitalized with diarrhea in Mozambique, 2014–2019

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Main Author: Nhambirre, Ofélia Luís
Publication Date: 2022
Other Authors: Cossa-Moiane, Idalécia, Bauhofer, Adilson Fernando Loforte, Chissaque, Assucênio, Lobo, Maria Luisa, Matos, Olga, de Deus, Nilsa
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Language: eng
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spelling Intestinal parasites in children up to 14 years old hospitalized with diarrhea in Mozambique, 2014–2019MozambiqueChildrenDiarrheaIntestinal parasites© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Diarrhea remains a public health problem in Mozambique, even with control strategies being implemented. This analysis aimed to determine the proportion and factors associated with intestinal parasitic infection (IPI) in children up to 14 years old with diarrheal disease, in the southern, central and northern regions of Mozambique. A single diarrheal sample of 1424 children was collected in hospitals and examined using the formol-ether concentration and modified Ziehl-Neelsen techniques to identify intestinal parasites using optical microscopy. Sociodemographic characteristics were obtained by questionnaires. Descriptive statistics and cross-tabulation were performed, and p-values <0.05 were considered statistically significant. A single IPI was detected in 19.2% (273/1424) of the children. Cryptosporidium spp. was the most common parasite (8.1%; 115/1424). Polyparasitism was seen in 26.0% (71/273), with the co-infection of Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura (26.8%; 19/71) being the most common. Age and province were related to IPI (p-value < 0.05). The highest occurrence of IPI was observed in the wet period (October to March), with 21.9% (140/640), compared to the dry period (April to September), with 16.9% (131/776) (p-value = 0.017). Cryptosporidium spp. and the combination of A. lumbricoides/T. trichiura were the main intestinal parasites observed in children hospitalized with diarrhea in Mozambique.This work was supported by funds from the European Foundation Initiative for African Research into Neglected Tropical Diseases (EFINTD, grant number 98539), the World Health Organization, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, grant number JO369/5-1) and The Global Vaccine Alliance Initiative through Health System Strengthening. O.N., PhD, is supported by Camões—Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua.MDPIRepositório da Universidade de LisboaNhambirre, Ofélia LuísCossa-Moiane, IdaléciaBauhofer, Adilson Fernando LoforteChissaque, AssucênioLobo, Maria LuisaMatos, Olgade Deus, Nilsa2022-04-07T16:18:05Z20222022-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/52258engPathogens. 2022 Mar 14;11(3):35310.3390/pathogens110303532076-0817info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAP2025-03-17T14:43:28Zoai:repositorio.ulisboa.pt:10451/52258Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-29T03:23:10.857169Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
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title Intestinal parasites in children up to 14 years old hospitalized with diarrhea in Mozambique, 2014–2019
spellingShingle Intestinal parasites in children up to 14 years old hospitalized with diarrhea in Mozambique, 2014–2019
Nhambirre, Ofélia Luís
Mozambique
Children
Diarrhea
Intestinal parasites
title_short Intestinal parasites in children up to 14 years old hospitalized with diarrhea in Mozambique, 2014–2019
title_full Intestinal parasites in children up to 14 years old hospitalized with diarrhea in Mozambique, 2014–2019
title_fullStr Intestinal parasites in children up to 14 years old hospitalized with diarrhea in Mozambique, 2014–2019
title_full_unstemmed Intestinal parasites in children up to 14 years old hospitalized with diarrhea in Mozambique, 2014–2019
title_sort Intestinal parasites in children up to 14 years old hospitalized with diarrhea in Mozambique, 2014–2019
author Nhambirre, Ofélia Luís
author_facet Nhambirre, Ofélia Luís
Cossa-Moiane, Idalécia
Bauhofer, Adilson Fernando Loforte
Chissaque, Assucênio
Lobo, Maria Luisa
Matos, Olga
de Deus, Nilsa
author_role author
author2 Cossa-Moiane, Idalécia
Bauhofer, Adilson Fernando Loforte
Chissaque, Assucênio
Lobo, Maria Luisa
Matos, Olga
de Deus, Nilsa
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Nhambirre, Ofélia Luís
Cossa-Moiane, Idalécia
Bauhofer, Adilson Fernando Loforte
Chissaque, Assucênio
Lobo, Maria Luisa
Matos, Olga
de Deus, Nilsa
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Mozambique
Children
Diarrhea
Intestinal parasites
topic Mozambique
Children
Diarrhea
Intestinal parasites
description © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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