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- Title
Prevalência de parasitoses intestinais em crianças e pré-adolescentes no município de Breves, Pará, Brasil.
- Authors
Alves Marques, João Raimundo; Lúcia Nunes-Gutjahr, Ana; de Souza Braga, Carlos Elias
- Abstract
Current paper diagnosed intestinal parasites in children and pre-adolescents (0 to 14 years old) and verified their health conditions. The study was carried out in the Igarapé Santa Cruz, municipality of Breves, in the state of Pará, Brazil. A questionnaire was handed out and fecal samples from 250 children were collected. Further, 91.20% of positive cases was detected for at least one parasite species, although 62.72% had polyparasitism. In the case of parasite groups, 70.8% were infected by helminths and 65.6% by protozoa. The most prevalent species were Trichuris trichiura (68.8%), Endolimax nana (48.4%), Ascaris lumbricoides (37.2%) and Entamoeba histolytica/E.dispar (33.6%). Health status revealed that 62.9% had a history of gastrointestinal disease and 18.0% of hospitalization. The most prominent clinical manifestations were abdominal pain, elimination of worms and diarrhea. In view of the state of health and high prevalence of entero-parasitosis, interventions involving control and treatment are mandatory.
- Publication
Saúde e Pesquisa, 2021, Vol 14, Issue 3, p475
- ISSN
1983-1870
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17765/2176-9206.2021v14n3e8678