Open AccessOcorrência de enteroparasitoses em crianças cadastradas em uma obra social
Author(s) -
Rubenício Izidro Da Silva Júnior,
Lucas Pedrosa Souto Maior,
Jessé Marques da Silva Júnior Pavão,
Kamila Marques Da Silva,
Cláudia Maria Lins Calheiros,
Thiago José Matos Rocha
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
principia/revista principia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2447-9187
pISSN - 1517-0306
DOI - 10.18265/1517-0306a2020v1n52p48-57
Subject(s) - ascaris lumbricoides , trichuris trichiura , environmental health , water supply , helminths , public health , trichuris , artesian aquifer , ascaris , veterinary medicine , entamoeba coli , giardia , biology , medicine , immunology , nursing , groundwater , geotechnical engineering , environmental engineering , aquifer , engineering
Intestinal parasitoses are a serious public health problem, especially in underdeveloped countries, and this problem is associated and aggravated by poor sanitary conditions. This study aimed to evaluate the parasitological characteristics of children and family members registered in a social work. A cross-sectional study was conducted from September 2017 to December 2018. The feces were collected in sterile vials, the exams were performed using the spontaneous sedimentation and Baermann-Moraes methods. The species detected were Giardia lamblia, Endolimax nana, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiuria and Schistosoma mansoni. The most frequent parasite was Endolimax nana (25.64%), while among the helminths, with 15.44% Ascaris lumbricoides was the most frequent. Regarding epidemiological data, the source of supply water corresponded to 97.91% of households connected (consumers) to the public supply network, ie source of treated source. As for drinking water, 44.44% of households used tap water (from the public network) and another part of families (33.33%) consumed mineral water at home, only 5.56% of households drank well water artesian. Consequently, the importance of health education programs to prevent parasitic infections is highlighted.