Publications

prevalence and intensity of intestinal parasitic infections in relation to nutritional status in mexican schoolchildren.	undernutrition and intestinal parasitic infections affect childhood development and morbidity in many developing countries. undernutrition may increase susceptibility to parasitic infections which in turn impair the nutritional status of the host. the relationship between intestinal parasitic infections and nutritional status in 400 mexican schoolchildren was investigated. more than half of the children in the study showed intestinal parasites and polyparasitism. the prevalence of helminth infec ...	2004	15363645
role of the employment status and education of mothers in the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in mexican rural schoolchildren.	intestinal parasitic infections are a public health problem in developing countries such as mexico. as a result, two governmental programmes have been implemented: a) "national deworming campaign" and b) "opportunities" aimed at maternal care. however, both programmes are developed separately and their impact is still unknown. we independently investigated whether a variety of socio-economic factors, including maternal education and employment levels, were associated with intestinal parasite inf ...	2006	16956417