Abstract

APARICIO LOAYZA, Mayber Lenin; CRUZ NINA, Justa  and  CAMPOHERMOSO RODRIGUEZ, Omar. Fasciolosis frequency in development of weight, sizeand body mass index in children 5 to9 years in a bolivian highlands community endemic. Cuad. - Hosp. Clín. [online]. 2016, vol.57, n.2, pp.20-25. ISSN 1562-6776.

Fascioliasis is a zoonosis considered endemic in the northern region of the Bolivian altiplano, affects both children and adults alike, there is little literature reference whether the parasitosis affects nutritional status in children, such as the size or mass index bodily. Thus we ask: What is the relationship of anthropometric development among children with Fasciola liver parasitized and parasitized children? Material and methods: the study is a series of descriptive cases in the community of Ajaria in children aged 5to9 years with similar characteristics and habits of feeding cattle grazing. Results and discussion: Parasitosis frequency is between 10% 11.1; It was found that children with fascioliasis parasitized had a lower body mass index that children are not parasitized with fascioliasis, being these significant differences between the two groups. We found no evidence to support that parasitized children with fascioliasis have less weight than non-parasitized and our study does notyield a conclusive result regarding this hypothesis, however, suggests that this could be and should be done studies with a population to better assess the hypothesis

Keywords : fascioliasis; hurts; bogs; nutrition; child development.

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