PMID- 20615381
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110118
LR  - 20220310
IS  - 1873-6254 (Electronic)
IS  - 0001-706X (Linking)
VI  - 116
IP  - 3
DP  - 2010 Dec
TI  - Rapid appraisal of human intestinal helminth infections among schoolchildren in 
      Osh oblast, Kyrgyzstan.
PG  - 178-84
LID - 10.1016/j.actatropica.2010.06.008 [doi]
AB  - A population-representative lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS) survey was 
      conducted in 2009 to determine the prevalence of intestinal helminth infections 
      among schoolchildren across Osh oblast, Kyrgyzstan. The diagnostic approach 
      consisted of duplicate Kato-Katz thick smears from a single stool sample and an 
      adhesive tape test. A questionnaire was administered to identify risk factors for 
      infections. A total of 1262 schoolchildren aged 6-15 years were recruited; 41% of 
      them harboured at least one of the eight identified helminth species. The two 
      most prevalent helminths were Ascaris lumbricoides (23.1%) and Enterobius 
      vermicularis (19.3%). Lower prevalences were found for Hymenolepis nana (4.4%), 
      Fasciola hepatica (1.9%) and Dicrocoelium dendriticum (1.8%). Washing raw 
      vegetables was a protective factor with regard to A. lumbricoides infection (odds 
      ratio (OR)=0.69, p=0.022); tap water was borderline protective (OR=0.56, 
      p=0.057). Children of the richest families were at a lower risk of E. 
      vermicularis infection than the poorest ones (OR=0.41, p=0.011). Sharing the bed 
      with more than one person was a risk factor for E. vermicularis infection 
      (OR=2.0, p=0.002). The results call for targeted interventions against intestinal 
      helminths in Osh oblast. In a first stage, annual deworming of schoolchildren and 
      other high-risk groups with albendazole or mebendazole should be implemented, and 
      reliable diagnosis and additional anthelminthic drugs should be made available. 
      Subsequently, transmission control including locally-adapted health education, 
      improved water supply and adequate sanitation should become the central features.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
FAU - Steinmann, Peter
AU  - Steinmann P
AD  - National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and 
      Prevention, 207 Rui Jin Er Road, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. 
      peter.steinmann@unibas.ch
FAU - Usubalieva, Jumagul
AU  - Usubalieva J
FAU - Imanalieva, Cholpon
AU  - Imanalieva C
FAU - Minbaeva, Gulnara
AU  - Minbaeva G
FAU - Stefiuk, Kayte
AU  - Stefiuk K
FAU - Jeandron, Aurelie
AU  - Jeandron A
FAU - Utzinger, Jurg
AU  - Utzinger J
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20100706
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Acta Trop
JT  - Acta tropica
JID - 0370374
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Animals
MH  - Child
MH  - Feces/parasitology
MH  - Female
MH  - Helminthiasis/*epidemiology/*parasitology
MH  - Helminths/*classification/*isolation & purification
MH  - Humans
MH  - Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/*epidemiology/*parasitology
MH  - Kyrgyzstan/epidemiology
MH  - Lot Quality Assurance Sampling
MH  - Male
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Socioeconomic Factors
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
EDAT- 2010/07/10 06:00
MHDA- 2011/01/19 06:00
CRDT- 2010/07/10 06:00
PHST- 2010/01/22 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2010/05/14 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2010/06/30 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2010/07/10 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/07/10 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2011/01/19 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0001-706X(10)00181-6 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.actatropica.2010.06.008 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Acta Trop. 2010 Dec;116(3):178-84. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2010.06.008. Epub 
      2010 Jul 6.