Prevalence of enteroparasites in children attended at basic health unities in a Brazilian southern city
Vol. 72 No. 2 (2013), BRIEF COMMUNICATION
Vol. 72 No. 2 (2013)

Prevalence of enteroparasites in children attended at basic health unities in a Brazilian southern city

BRIEF COMMUNICATION
https://doi.org/10.18241/0073-98552013721561
Published 2012-02-22
Taís Mata-Santos
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Faculdade de Medicina, Rio Grande, RS
Fabiane dos Anjos Gatti
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Faculdade de Medicina, Rio Grande, RS
Carolina Silveira Mascarenhas
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Faculdade de Medicina, Rio Grande, RS
Lourdes Helena Martins
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Faculdade de Medicina, Rio Grande, RS
Hilton Antônio Mata-Santos
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Faculdade de Farmácia, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Juliana Montelli Fenalti
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Faculdade de Medicina, Rio Grande, RS
Isabel Cristina de Oliveira Netto
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Faculdade de Medicina, Rio Grande, RS
Raul Andres Mendoza-Sassi
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Faculdade de Medicina, Rio Grande, RS
Carlos James Scaini
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Faculdade de Medicina, Rio Grande, RS
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intestinal parasites
preschool
public health

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Mata-Santos T, Gatti F dos A, Mascarenhas CS, Martins LH, Mata-Santos HA, Fenalti JM, Netto IC de O, Mendoza-Sassi RA, Scaini CJ. Prevalence of enteroparasites in children attended at basic health unities in a Brazilian southern city. Rev Inst Adolfo Lutz [Internet]. 2012 Feb. 22 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];72(2):175-8. Available from: https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/RIAL/article/view/32915
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Helminthes and enteric protozoa are serious problem of public health in developing countries. This study analyzed the prevalence of intestinal parasites in preschool children attend at basic health unities (BHS) in the city of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Stool samples collected from 144 children were analyzed, from October 2009 to March 2010. The observed prevalence rate for enteroparasites was 17.4 %, including eggs of nematodes Ascaris lumbricoides (11.1 %) and Trichuris trichiura (6.3 %), and cysts of protozoan Giardia lamblia (4.9 %). Also, cysts of protozoa considered as non-pathogenic, such as Entamoeba coli, Endolimax nana and Enteromonas hominis were found in 28.5 % of children. Regarding to the BHSs prevalence, in BHS-1 was detected a positivity of 36.4 %, 11.1 % in BHS-3, 14.8 % in BHS-4, 8 % in BHS-5 and 19.2 % in BHS-6. No positivity was detected in the stool samples from BHS-2. The prevalence of intestinal parasites registered in the studied population suggests the occurrence of probable conditions for re-infection, and the need to implement the basic sanitation procedures and programs which will provide an improvement in the life quality of these children.
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