Microbiota, parasitic infections and their relationship with nutritional status and neurocognitive functioning in children from Ecuador—Proyecto Guagua: research protocol for a cross-sectional study
Proyecto Guagua received ethical approval from the Ethics Committee of Universidad de Cuenca in July 2022. Following the pilot phase, an addendum and minor changes to the study design were approved in October 2022. Written consent was obtained from parents before enrolling their children in the study. Parents and children were informed of their right to withdraw from the study at any time. The findings of "Proyecto Guagua" will be disseminated through open-access, peer-reviewed publications and presented at local and international scientific events.
Authors
- Victoria Abril-Ulloa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4083-8401)
- María Fernanda Vinueza‐Veloz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2493-0769)
- Ruth Arias-Gutiérrez
- Tannia Valeria Carpio-Arias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2989-1751)
- Henk‐Jan Boele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8449-4391)
- Manuel Pérez-Quintana
- Renata Alejandra Alvarado-Barba
- Cristina Gabriela Ríos-Romero
- Pamela Vinueza-Veloz
- Sueny Paloma Lima-dos-Santos
- Igor Eduardo Astudillo-Skliarova
Institutions
- University of Oslo (NO)
- University of Cuenca (EC)
- Princeton University (US)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Ohio University (US)
- Universidad Estatal Amazónica (EC)
- Escuela Superior Politécnica del Chimborazo (EC)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1505780
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.12
Funders
- Universidad de Cuenca
- Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo