在赞比亚卢萨卡区的学童中,土壤传播的虫,营养状况和认知功能之间的关系
Daughter Jumbe1, Joyce Siwila2
1Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Zambia, P. O. Box 32379, Lusaka, Zambia.
概括
土壤传播的虫 (STHs) 在儿童中很常见,男性和年幼儿童的患病率更高. 在这项研究中,STH感染没有显著影响认知功能或营养状况.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
背景情况:
- 土壤传播虫 (STHs) 是一个重要的全球健康问题,特别影响到学龄儿童.
- STH感染被归类为被忽视的热带疾病,导致全球的发病率.
- 了解STH对儿童发育的影响对于有效的公共卫生干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查土壤传播的虫感染与学龄儿童的营养状况之间的联系.
- 确定STH感染和认知障碍之间的关系,特别是工作记忆和处理速度.
- 评估卢萨卡区学校儿童中性病的流行情况.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及卢萨卡地区209名学童的横截面研究.
- 用卡托卡茨方法分析便样本以检测STH感染.
- 用身体质量指数 (BMI) 评估营养状况,通过工作记忆和处理速度测试评估认知功能.
主要成果:
- 发现STH的患病率为4.8%,其中阿斯卡里斯 (Ascaris lumbricoides) 和虫是最常见的.
- 在男性 (9.7%) 和8-12岁的幼儿 (p<0.05) 中,STH患病率显著更高.
- 在STH感染和营养状况 (BMI) 或认知功能 (工作记忆,处理速度,学业成绩) 之间没有发现显著的关联.
结论:
- 土壤传播的虫感染在卢萨卡区的学童中很普遍.
- 该队列当前的STH感染并没有对营养状况或认知功能产生重大影响.
- 建议进行进一步的大规模研究,以确定STH感染对BMI和认知发育的影响.
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