Epidemiological study of intestinal parasitic infection among pre-school children in the Votuporanga city, S. P., Brazil / Estudo epidemiologico dos parasitas intestinais em crianças no municipio de Votuporanga - S. P
AUTOR(ES)
Roberto Carlos Grassi Malta
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2006
RESUMO
Parasitic infections are the most common Public Health problems in most of Brazilian territory. The occurrence of parasitic infection is closely related with social and demographic factors and environmental aspects suchas: precarious social-economical conditions, use of contaminated water, nutritional state, etc, usually the childish population the most affected. The aim of this work is to investigate the prevalence of intestinal parasites among children and to evaluate key factors involved in epidemiology of enteric parasites. The study was conducted from 2003 to 2004. It was analyzed 342 feces samples of children among 0 to 7 years old from Votuporanga nursery, city located at northwestern part of São Paulo State. The samples were analyzed the following methods: Faust, Hoffman, Rugai, McMaster, direct and modified Ziehl-Neelsen. Data concerning to preschool class, personal aspects and social-economical parameters were acquired Intestinal parasites were detected in 37% of sampled children and 16,5% of adults (cooks, teachers and elders). The prevalence of parasites among boys was higher thangirls. Giardia lamblia (75,6%), Entamoeba coli (22%), Hymenolepis nana and E. vermicularis (31,6%), S stercoralis and Ascaris lumbricoides (15,8%) were the most common parasites detected. A 6,3% rate of polyparasitism was detected. Enteric protozoan was the most frequent infection among younger children. Children leisure habit and family rent were not related to the prevalence of intestinal parasites. The higher the parent?s instruction degree the lower the children?s prevalence of intestinal parasites
ASSUNTO(S)
crianças - cuidado e higiene health and hygiene helminths epidemiologia epidemiology children prevalence prevalencia helminto
