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Acceso Abierto Caracterización del estado nutricional, enteroparasitosis y condiciones socio-ambientales de la población infanto-juvenil del partido de La Plata(2013) Garraza, Mariela; Bergel, María L.; Torres, María Fernanda; Castro, Luis Eduardo; Luis, María Antonia; Forte, Luis M.; Zonta, María Lorena; Cesani Rossi, María Florencia; Luna, Maria E.; Navone, Graciela; Gamboa, María Inés; Oyhenart, Evelia Edith; Quintero, Fabián AníbalIn the present work, the nutritional status, intestinal parasitosis and socio-environmental conditions of children from the city centre and 11 localities of La Plata Department were characterized through a transversal study. Body weight and height were measured in 6,397 children aged 4.0 to 13.9 years old. Body mass index was calculated and the nutritional status estimated using NHANES III. A structured questionnaire was made to evaluate socio-environmental characteristics. Parasitological analyses were carried out in 729 children using fecal samples and implementing the Ritchie technique and anal brushes. The overall results indicated 22.1% of weight excess, 8.7% of undernutrition and 68.5% of parasitosis, being more prevalent Enterobius vermicularis (38.7%), Blastocystis hominis (36.1%), Giardia lamblia (19.1%), and commensal protozoa (26,1%). The worm burden showed a lower value (9.3%). La Plata Department presented great heterogeneity in the nutritional status and parasitic infection of children because they depend on the socio-environmental characteristics. Poor living conditions, low educational levels and lack of formal jobs would explain the co-occurrence of infant parasitic infection and undernutrition, being chronic the most prevalent type of undernutrition. On the other hand, the localities in which parents had a higher educational level and a formalized job -though less access to basic urban services- showed a greater prevalence of overweight.