OCCCURENCE OF SHISTOSOMIASIS AND THE OTHERS INTESTINAL PARASITES IN CHILDREN AND TEENAGER OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN JEQUIÉ, BAHIA, BRASIL.

• Main Author: Camila Pereira
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia 2010-10-01
• Series: Revista Saúde.com
• Subjects: Intestinal parasites; Epidemiology; Students
• Online Access: http://www.uesb.br/revista/rsc/ojs/index.php/rsc/article/view/126/156

The aim of this study was to evaluate the enteroparasitoses infection prevalence, in which age group they prevail, relating the infection with the age of students attending a public school in Jequié, Bahia. The students were included in a health education program. 135 samples of feces were analyzed through the spontaneous sedimentation method. The enteroparasitoses prevalence was of 74,08%, being the most frequent enteroparasites: Schistosoma mansoni (44,44%), Trichuris trichiura (21,48%), Entamoeba coli (20,74%), Ascaris lumbricoides (16,30%), Entamoeba hystolitica/E. dispar (10,37), Endolimax nana (9,63%), Iodamoeba butshilii and Giardia lamblia (7,41), Ancilostomídeos (6,67%), Hymenolepias nana (4,44%), Enterobius vermicularis and Balantidium coli (0,74%). Polyparasitism was found in 45,19% of the samples. The age group from 13 to 15 years presented the highest prevalence, however there was no statistical difference amo conclude that it is necessary to monitor the health conditions of this population.