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Comparison between Two Decades of Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Diseases and Risk Factors in a Brazilian Urban Centre
Joint Authors
Teixeira, Maria Jania
Serra, Maria Aparecida A. O.
Araújo, Márcio Flávio M.
Chaves, Cristina de Souza
Branco Coêlho, Zirlane Castelo
de Castro Rodrigues, Naya Lúcia
Martins Vale, Josias
Oliveira, Francisco Josemar Alves de
Coelho, Ivo Castelo Branco
Source
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-11-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
This study’s objective was to compare the prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated risk factors in children in urban communities, in the Brazilian Northeast, between two decades.
Methods.
This quantitative transversal study consisted of a comparative analysis of two different samples: the first viewing the years 1992–1996 and the other through a coproepidemiological data survey undertaken in 2010-2011.
Results.
It was evidenced that there was a reduction of intestinal parasites and that there were improvements in the socioenvironmental conditions between the two decades evaluated.
It was observed that, in the period 1992–1996, playing out in the streets was associated with a higher risk for acquiring intestinal parasites.
Over the 2010-2011 period, the characteristics of more than five residents per household, houses with dirt floors, children who live in homes without piped water, and children who play out in the streets were associated with a higher risk of intestinal parasitic infection.
Conclusion.
The study showed a reduction of intestinal parasitic diseases to 23.8% in 2010-2011 from 81.3% in 1992–1996 and improvement of the social-sanitary conditions of the population between the decades analyzed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Serra, Maria Aparecida A. O.& Chaves, Cristina de Souza& Branco Coêlho, Zirlane Castelo& de Castro Rodrigues, Naya Lúcia& Martins Vale, Josias& Teixeira, Maria Jania…[et al.]. 2015. Comparison between Two Decades of Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Diseases and Risk Factors in a Brazilian Urban Centre. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1067005
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Serra, Maria Aparecida A. O.…[et al.]. Comparison between Two Decades of Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Diseases and Risk Factors in a Brazilian Urban Centre. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1067005
American Medical Association (AMA)
Serra, Maria Aparecida A. O.& Chaves, Cristina de Souza& Branco Coêlho, Zirlane Castelo& de Castro Rodrigues, Naya Lúcia& Martins Vale, Josias& Teixeira, Maria Jania…[et al.]. Comparison between Two Decades of Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Diseases and Risk Factors in a Brazilian Urban Centre. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1067005
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1067005