Relationship between protein-energy malnutrition, vitamin A, and parasitoses in children living in Brasília

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Maria Imaculada Muniz-junqueira²  Eduardo Flávio Oliveira Queiróz¹ 

[1] ,Universidade de Brasília Faculdade de Medicina Área de PatologiaBrasília DF ,Brasil

关键词: Protein energy-malnutrition;    Vitamin A;    Iron;    Intestinal parasitic infection;    Ascaris lumbricoides;    Giardia lamblia;    Hymenolepis nana;    Desnutrição energético-protéica;    Vitamina A;    Ferro;    Parasitas intestinais;    Ascaris lumbricoides;    Hymenolepis nana;    Giardia lamblia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822002000200002

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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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