Bechtel G A
Department of Community Nursing, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-4250, USA.
J Community Health Nurs. 1998;15(1):1-7. doi: 10.1207/s15327655jchn1501_1.
The prevalence of parasitic infestation is an indicator of the health, social, and economic conditions within a community. A retrospective study of 422 migrant farmworkers and their families found a prevalence of parasitic infestation of 11.4%. The most significant predictors of infestation were mother's years of schooling (a low level of education was associated with infestation) and the prevalence of other parasitic infections within the family. No significant differences were found between infected and noninfected individuals in country of origin, time residing in the United States, father's years of schooling, sex, or age.
寄生虫感染的流行率是一个社区健康、社会和经济状况的指标。一项对422名流动农场工人及其家庭的回顾性研究发现，寄生虫感染的流行率为11.4%。感染的最重要预测因素是母亲的受教育年限（低教育水平与感染有关）以及家庭中其他寄生虫感染的流行率。在感染和未感染个体之间，在原籍国、在美国居住的时间、父亲的受教育年限、性别或年龄方面未发现显著差异。
