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<journal-id>2664-2891</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista científica ciencias de la salud]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. cient. cienc. salud]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2664-2891</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad del Pacífico]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2664-28912025000100102</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.53732/rccsalud/2025.e7102</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Helmintiasis entérica en escolares de un centro poblado andino en Perú]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Enteric helminthiasis in schoolchildren from an Andean-populated center in Peru]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torrel]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Teófilo]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Narro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Verónica]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rojas-Moncada]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vargas-Rocha]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca Grupo de Investigación en Enfermedades Parasitarias y Vectoriales: Control Integral y Terapéutica Afín ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cajamarca ]]></addr-line>
<country>Peru</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>7</volume>
<fpage>102</fpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2664-28912025000100102&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2664-28912025000100102&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2664-28912025000100102&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción . Cajamarca es una región peruana que enfrenta desafíos importantes en la calidad de vida y prácticas de higiene de gran parte de su población. La falta de programas educativos sólidos en salud e inocuidad alimentaria es evidente en áreas rurales de la región. Objetivo. Determinar la prevalencia de parásitos intestinales mediante la observación de huevos en heces de niños escolares de un centro poblado ubicados en el valle de Cajamarca. Materiales y Métodos. Se recolectaron muestras fecales de 117 niños de una institución educativa y se procesaron mediante el método de concentración por flotación solución saturada de sulfato de zinc. Resultados. Se observaron huevos fecales de helmintos en 73 escolares (62,39% [IC 95%: 53,62 - 71,17]). El sexo de los escolares estuvo asociado con la presencia de casos positivos a parásitos (p&lt;0,05), con una mayor prevalencia en niñas. Los escolares de mayor edad fueron los más afectados, pero no mostraron asociación estadística (p&gt;0,05). La mayor cantidad de escolares estuvieron infectados con Ascaris lumbricoides (54,70%), seguido de Taenia spp (3,42%). Además, se observaron tres casos de coexistencia de A. lumbricoides con Taenia spp (2,56%), y un caso de A. lumbricoides con Trichuris spp y Trichuris spp con Taenia spp (0,85%). Conclusión. La prevalencia de parásitos entéricos en escolares del centro poblado evaluado fue alta, destacando la necesidad de mejorar las prácticas de higiene y los programas educativos en salud, especialmente enfocados en los niños.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction.  Cajamarca is a region in Peru that faces significant challenges regarding the quality of life and hygiene practices for much of its population. The lack of robust educational programs in health and food safety is evident in rural areas of the region. Objective. To determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites by observing eggs in the feces of schoolchildren from a populated center in the Cajamarca Valley. Materials and Methods. Fecal samples were collected from 117 children from an educational institution and processed using the zinc sulfate saturated solution flotation concentration method. Results. Helminth eggs were observed in the feces of 73 schoolchildren (62.39% [95% CI: 53.62 - 71.17]). The gender of the schoolchildren was associated with the presence of positive parasite cases (p&lt;0.05), with a higher prevalence in girls. Older schoolchildren were more affected, but this did not show a statistical association (p&gt;0.05). Most infected schoolchildren had Ascaris lumbricoides (54.70%), followed by Taenia spp (3.42%). Additionally, three cases of co-infection with A. lumbricoides and Taenia spp (2.56%) were observed, along with one case of A. lumbricoides with Trichuris spp and Trichuris spp with Taenia spp (0.85%). Conclusion. The prevalence of enteric parasites in the schoolchildren from the evaluated populated center was high, highlighting the need to improve hygiene practices and health education programs, especially those focused on children.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[higiene]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[nematodos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[enfermedades parasitarias]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[salud pública]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[helmintiasis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[parasitosis intestinales]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[hygiene]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[nematodes]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[public health]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[helminthiasis]]></kwd>
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