Prevalence and risk factors for intestinal parasite infections in schoolchildren, in the city of Santarém, Pará State, Brazil
| Autor: | Marlisson Lopes Pimentel, Elissandro Fonseca dos Banhos, José Almir Moraes da Rocha, Enid Taiane Miranda Batista, Luciana Mota Silva |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
Hand washing parasitology media_common.quotation_subject 030231 tropical medicine Intestinal parasite lcsh:Medicine Family income medicine.disease_cause 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Hygiene Environmental health basic sanitation Medicine Feces Earth-Surface Processes media_common helminths child biology business.industry lcsh:R Entamoeba Entamoeba coli 030108 mycology & parasitology biology.organism_classification protozoan infections Ascaris lumbricoides business |
| Zdroj: | ABCS Health Sciences, Vol 42, Iss 3 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 2357-8114 2318-4965 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Intestinal parasites are common in children in poor countries around the world, and are the cause of serious health problems. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of intestinal parasites in schoolchildren in Santarem, and associated socio-environmental risk factors. Methods: Questionnaires were applied to parents, and fecal exams were performed by direct method and sedimentation. Results: The parasites that prevailed were Entamoeba coli (20.4%) and Ascaris lumbricoides (9.0%). The family income is an important factor related to parasitic infections (χ 2 =21.000/ p =0.001). Other factors such as water treatment (χ 2 =20.15/ p =0.002), health infrastructure (χ 2 =25.40/ p =0.001), and hygiene practices such as hand washing (χ 2 =11.54/ p =0.003) were statistically significant for the presence of intestinal parasites too, some on a lesser scale. Conclusion: The results showed that Entamoeba coli and Ascaris lumbricoides are the prevalent parasites. The family income, water quality, and sanitary infrastructure are the main risk factors for parasitic infections. |
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