Skip to content
Research Article Open access CC BY 4.0

Intestinal Parasitic Infection Responsible for Undernourishment and Stunted Growth in Children of School Going Age

Forman Erwin Siagian

Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · pp. 18–25 · Published 7 Jul 2023

10.9734/ajrid/2023/v14i1278

Abstract

Aim: To discuss about the specific characteristics of intestinal parasitic infection that contributes to the formation of stunting. Discussion: Intestinal parasites infection (IPI) are one of the global utmost health dilemmas, because they put certain vulnerable member of the population, e.g., children, in danger. Global prevalence rate of IPI varied from 30-60%, especially in developing countries located within the region of tropical and subtropical zone that create a definite public health burden, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, including Indonesia. Basically, IPI divided into helminths- and protozoans; each have different and unique characteristics with helminths have a more sophisticated life cycle compare to protozoan. IPI tends to be chronic and sub-clinical, due to the evasion the host's immune system. This chronic IPI affects the host, directly and indirectly, and in long term when it happen during toddlerhood, it contributes to the formation of undernourishment and stunting via certain pathways. Transmission occurs mainly via food contamination; and it is usually always related with daily socio-economic activity. Persistent transmission exists when source of infection available and practice of poor hygiene supports continuous contamination in the environment. By knowing the details of the life cycle of each gastrointestinal parasite, all stake holder can participate in communal effort to break the chain of transmission. Conclusion: The presence of infected individuals with poor hygiene practice is the main contributor to the existence of persistent transmission in certain environment and this can then play a role in the formation of stunting.

Soil transmitted helminthes intestinal protozoan persistent contamination poor hygiene practice transmission anthropometric measurement

References (37)

  1. 1 Chapter 12: What does the Anthropocene hold for citizenship? [DOI]
  2. 2 Tuning immunity through tissue mechanotransduction [DOI]
  3. 3 Determinants of the Stunting of Children Under Two Years Old in Indonesia: A Multilevel Analysis of the 2013 Indonesia Basic Health Survey [DOI]
  4. 4 Gene–environment interactions and their impact on human health [DOI]
  5. 5 The health impact of polyparasitism in humans: are we under-estimating the burden of parasitic diseases? [DOI]
  6. 6 The Influence of Parasite Infections on Host Immunity to Co-infection With Other Pathogens [DOI]
  7. 7 Soil-Transmitted Helminths [DOI]
  8. 8 Intestinal Parasitic Infection and Nutritional Status in Children under Five Years Old: A Systematic Review [DOI]
  9. 9 Soil-Transmitted Helminths [DOI]
  10. 10 Genetic risk factors have a substantial impact on healthy life years [DOI]
  11. 11 Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among patients attending at Sanja Primary Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: An institutional-based cross-sectional study [DOI]
  12. 12 Parasites and childhood stunting – a mechanistic interplay with nutrition, anaemia, gut health, microbiota, and epigenetics [DOI]
  13. 13 Parasites shape the optimal investment in immunity [DOI]
  14. 14 Epidemiology and clinical features of soil-transmitted helminths. [DOI]
  15. 15 Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in children under the age of 5 years attending the Debre Birhan referral hospital, North Shoa, Ethiopia [DOI]
  16. 16 PREVALENCE, RISK FACTORS AND SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED TO INTESTINAL PARASITE INFECTIONS AMONG PATIENTS WITH GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS IN NAHAVAND, WESTERN IRAN [DOI]
  17. 17 The extent, nature, and pathogenic consequences of helminth polyparasitism in humans: A meta-analysis [DOI]
  18. 18 Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Environmental Water Contamination in a Rural Village of Northern Lao PDR [DOI]
  19. 19 The role of social structure and dynamics in the maintenance of endemic disease [DOI]
  20. 20 Foodborne Parasitic Diseases in the Neotropics – a review [DOI]
  21. 21 Foodborne intestinal protozoan infection and associated factors among patients with watery diarrhea in Northern Ethiopia; a cross-sectional study [DOI]
  22. 22 Global prevalence of intestinal protozoan parasites among food handlers: A systematic review and meta-analysis [DOI]
  23. 23 Chronic diarrhea and parasitic infections: Diagnostic challenges [DOI]
  24. 24 Intestinal Protozoan Infections in Patients with Diarrhea — Shanghai Municipality, Zhenjiang City, and Danyang City, China, 2011–2015 and 2019–2021 [DOI]
  25. 25 Internal and External Resources as Determinants of Health and Quality of Life [DOI]
  26. 26 The trans-generational impact of population density signals on host-parasite interactions [DOI]
  27. 27 Enteric parasites can disturb leptin and adiponectin levels in children [DOI]
  28. 28 Environmental Determinants of Health [DOI]
  29. 29 Parasitic diseases as a cause of acute abdominal pain: imaging findings [DOI]
  30. 30 INTESTINAL PARASITES, NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN ILE-IFE, OSUN STATE, NIGERIA [DOI]
  31. 31 Mental and behavioral effects of parasitic infections: a review.
  32. 32 Nutrition and Protozoan Pathogens of Humans: A Primer [DOI]
  33. 33 Coinfections between Persistent Parasitic Neglected Tropical Diseases and Viral Infections among Prisoners from Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America [DOI]
  34. 34 Intervention to prevent intestinal parasitic reinfections among Tarahumara indigenous schoolchildren in northern Mexico [DOI]
  35. 35 Role of Intestinal Parasitic Infection in Stunting [DOI]
  36. 36 Invited Commentary on Growth and Development in Children with Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infections [DOI]
  37. 37 Bibliography of the Literatures on Tuberculosis, TB/HIV and MDRTB in Ethiopia from 2001 – 2017 [DOI]

Cited by 2

Metabolic Shifts Induced by Helminth Infections and Their Contribution to Stunting in Vulnerable Populations

Trini Suryowati · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2024

Showing 1 of 2 known citations — external sources report more than can currently be individually listed.

Article metrics

Real usage data collected on this platform.

75

Page views

0

PDF downloads

16

Outbound clicks

2

Citations

Views over time

Views by country

Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".

Traffic sources

Referring site, by host.

Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.