Research Article
The Influence of Poverty and Culture on the Transmission of Parasitic Infections in Rural Nicaraguan Villages
Table 3
Cultural factors associated with parasites.
| | Category | Question | Percentage (%) |
| | General practices | Husband help in household () | 46 |
| | β | Cutting a childβs nails causes sickness () | 15 | | Local beliefs | Cold shower after hot day causes illness () | 86 | | β | Everyone always has parasites () | 92 |
| | Influence of local healers | Curandero () | 10 | | Faith in healers () | 77 |
| | β | Parsley () | 62 | | β | Garlic () | 77 | | Natural anthelminthic | Wormseed (apasotes) () | 61 | | Lemon water () | 44 | | β | Guava leaf () | 56 | | β | Faith in natural therapies () | 67 |
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