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- Title
Condições ambientais e prevalência de infecção parasitária em indígenas Xukuru-Kariri, Caldas, Brasil.
- Authors
dos Santos Simões, Bárbara; Lins Machado-Coelho, George Luiz; Pena, João Luiz; Nascimento de Freitas, Silvia
- Abstract
Objective. To describe the environmental conditions and the parasitic infection status of Xukuru-Kariri individuals living in the municipality of Caldas, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods. A cross-sectional study was carried out in March 2009. Sociodemographic and environmental data were collected through interviews. Water and fecal samples were collected for determination of environmental contamination and parasitic infection status. Results. The Xukuru-Kariri population living in Caldas included 86 people divided into 22 families. Of 22 heads of household, 81.8% had low schooling (not higher than elementary education). Of 26 water samples collected for microbiological analysis, 77.0% were positive for total coliforms and 4.0% for Escherichia coli. Residents of 27.3% of households defecated in the open. Trash was scattered in the yard of 54.5% of households. Fecal samples were collected from 60 individuals, with parasitic infection in 66.6%. The following prevalence rates were recorded: Entamoeba histolytica/dispar, 6.7%; Entamoeba coli, 60.0%; Endolimax nana, 1.8%; and Giardia duodenalis, 6.6%. Conclusions. The people included in this study faced environmental characteristics that contributed to their health vulnerability. Health actions as well as the implementation of public policies to provide sanitation, with quality water and adequate collection and treatment of human and household waste, are essential to prevent environmental degradation and improve the quality of life of these individuals.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; MICROBIOLOGY; FECES; ECOLOGY; HEALTH status indicators; INTERVIEWING; PARASITIC diseases; PARASITOLOGY; WATER; HEALTH of indigenous peoples; CROSS-sectional method
- Publication
Pan American Journal of Public Health / Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2015, Vol 38, Issue 1, p42
- ISSN
1020-4989
- Publication type
Article