Comparison between Two Decades of Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Diseases and Risk Factors in a Brazilian Urban Centre
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 sa...
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doaj-2954fff185e44f4187564aef944c8bbb2020-11-24T21:33:00ZengHindawi LimitedInterdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases1687-708X1687-70982015-01-01201510.1155/2015/546705546705Comparison between Two Decades of Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Diseases and Risk Factors in a Brazilian Urban CentreMaria Aparecida Alves de Oliveira Serra0Cristina de Souza Chaves1Zirlane Castelo Branco Coêlho2Naya Lúcia de Castro Rodrigues3Josias Martins Vale4Maria Jânia Teixeira5Francisco Josemar Alves de Oliveira6Márcio Flávio Moura de Araújo7Ivo Castelo Branco Coelho8Federal University of Ceará, Rua Monsenhor Furtado 177, Rodolfo Teófilo, 60430-350 Fortaleza, CE, BrazilFederal University of Ceará, Rua Monsenhor Furtado 177, Rodolfo Teófilo, 60430-350 Fortaleza, CE, BrazilFederal University of Ceará, Rua Monsenhor Furtado 177, Rodolfo Teófilo, 60430-350 Fortaleza, CE, BrazilFederal University of Ceará, Rua Monsenhor Furtado 177, Rodolfo Teófilo, 60430-350 Fortaleza, CE, BrazilFederal University of Ceará, Rua Monsenhor Furtado 177, Rodolfo Teófilo, 60430-350 Fortaleza, CE, BrazilFederal University of Ceará, Rua Monsenhor Furtado 177, Rodolfo Teófilo, 60430-350 Fortaleza, CE, BrazilFederal University of Ceará, Rua Monsenhor Furtado 177, Rodolfo Teófilo, 60430-350 Fortaleza, CE, BrazilUniversity of International Integration of the Afro-Brazilian Lusophony, BrazilFederal University of Ceará, Rua Monsenhor Furtado 177, Rodolfo Teófilo, 60430-350 Fortaleza, CE, BrazilObjectives. 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/546705 |
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Maria Aparecida Alves de Oliveira Serra Cristina de Souza Chaves Zirlane Castelo Branco Coêlho Naya Lúcia de Castro Rodrigues Josias Martins Vale Maria Jânia Teixeira Francisco Josemar Alves de Oliveira Márcio Flávio Moura de Araújo Ivo Castelo Branco Coelho |
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Maria Aparecida Alves de Oliveira Serra Cristina de Souza Chaves Zirlane Castelo Branco Coêlho Naya Lúcia de Castro Rodrigues Josias Martins Vale Maria Jânia Teixeira Francisco Josemar Alves de Oliveira Márcio Flávio Moura de Araújo Ivo Castelo Branco Coelho Comparison between Two Decades of Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Diseases and Risk Factors in a Brazilian Urban Centre Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases |
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Maria Aparecida Alves de Oliveira Serra Cristina de Souza Chaves Zirlane Castelo Branco Coêlho Naya Lúcia de Castro Rodrigues Josias Martins Vale Maria Jânia Teixeira Francisco Josemar Alves de Oliveira Márcio Flávio Moura de Araújo Ivo Castelo Branco Coelho |
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Comparison between Two Decades of Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Diseases and Risk Factors in a Brazilian Urban Centre |
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Comparison between Two Decades of Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Diseases and Risk Factors in a Brazilian Urban Centre |
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Comparison between Two Decades of Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Diseases and Risk Factors in a Brazilian Urban Centre |
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Comparison between Two Decades of Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Diseases and Risk Factors in a Brazilian Urban Centre |
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Comparison between Two Decades of Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Diseases and Risk Factors in a Brazilian Urban Centre |
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comparison between two decades of prevalence of intestinal parasitic diseases and risk factors in a brazilian urban centre |
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Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases |
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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. |
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