Zavala Gomez, Gerardo Antonio orcid.org/0000-0002-9825-8725, van Dulm, Eline, Doak, Colleen M et al. (3 more authors) (2020) Ascariasis, Amebiasis and Giardiasis in Mexican children:distribution and geographical, environmental and socioeconomic risk factors. Journal of parasitic diseases. ISSN 0975-0703
Abstract
The aim of this study is to provide an overview of the geographical distribution of Ascariasis, Amebiasis and Giardiasis, and to identify specific geographical, socioeconomic and environmental factors that are associated with the incidence of these infections in Mexican children. We made use of publicly available data that was reported by federal organizations in Mexico for the year 2010. The contribution of geographical, socioeconomic and environmental factors to the incidence of infections was assessed by a multivariable regression model using a backwards selection procedure. A. lumbricoides incidence was associated with mean minimum temperature of the state, the state-wide rate of households without access to piped water and toilet, explaining 77% of the incidence of A. lumbricoides infections. Mean minimum precipitation in the state, the rate of households without access to a toilet, piped water and sewage system best explained (73%) the incidence of E. histolytica infections. G. lamblia infections were only explained by the latitude of the state (11%). In addition to the well-known socioeconomic factors contributing to the incidence of A. lumbricoides and E. histolytica we found that temperature and precipitation were associated with higher risk of infection.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2020 |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Health Sciences (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 17 Aug 2020 09:00 |
Last Modified: | 05 Jan 2025 00:26 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-020-01260-2 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s12639-020-01260-2 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:164491 |
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