PARASITISM IN CHILDREN EDUCATION CENTERS IN PARANAVAÍ, BRAZIL: PRIMARY SANITARY ACTIVITIES DEVELOPED IN THE COMMUNITY

Authors

  • Romir Rodrigues Universidade Paranaense
  • Marcia Mayumi Hirano Universidade Paranaense
  • Thamara Sgorlon Larentes Universidade Paranaense

Keywords:

Kindergarten, Children´s Parasitism, Helminth Infections

Abstract

Enteroparasitosis is a serious issue in Brazilian public health. The situation is very serious in kindergarten children due to poor hygiene habits and low immunity which affect physical, psychosomatic and social development. These factors may cause a deepening of sub-nutrition conditions and an increase in infections and anemia. The occurrence of enteroparasitosis in 0 – 6 year-old children from government-run and philanthropic education centers in Paranavaí PR Brazil, is assessed. The study also identifies homes in the districts attended to by the kindergartens with disease-inducing sanitary conditions. Coproparasitological exams in each child were undertaken by method by Faust and colleagues and by Hoffman Pons & Janer. A general predominance of 44.89% positivity for enteroparasites was reported. The most frequent parasites in the infected children were Giardia duodenalis (23.64%), Entamoeba coli (9.51%), Endolimax nana (5.59%), Ascaris lumbricoides (2.24%), ancylostomosis (2.24%), Strongyloides stercoralis (0.98%) and Enterobius vermicularis (0.70%). Associations between the occurrence of enteroparasitosis and sanitation and hygiene levels in the homes was verified, among which the most prevalent were lack of disinfection of vegetables and fruits with sodium hypochlorite (62.81%); 58.29% did not know how to perform the cleansing procedure; 13.32% of homes already had people who suffered from enteroparasitosis. The prevalence of enteroparasitosis among children in government-run kindergartens suggest a complex epidemiological structure in which factors related to basic sanitation and sanitary education should be thoroughly employed to minimize the pathology by prophylactic measures.

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Author Biographies

Romir Rodrigues, Universidade Paranaense

Possui graduação em Farmácia Bioquímica e Industrial pela Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). Responsável pelo setor de Imunohematologia do Hemonúcleo Regional de Paranavaí (REDE HEMEPAR). É professor adjunto da Universidade Paranaense (UNIPAR). Mestre em Ciências Farmacêuticas pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), especialista em Ciências Farmacêuticas pela Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), especialista em Análises Clínicas pelo Centro Universitário Maringá (CESUMAR), Especialista em Gestão de Saúde pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM). Coordenador da Especialização em Análises Clínicas da Universidade Paranaense - UNIPAR, unidade Paranavaí. Já atuou como docente nas áreas de farmacologia, farmácia hospitalar, saúde pública e epidemiologia. Atualmente é docente na UNIPAR, unidade Paranavaí, nas disciplinas de parasitologia clínica, hematologia clínica e tecnologia de alimentos.

Marcia Mayumi Hirano, Universidade Paranaense

Farmacêutica Generalista, egressa da Universidade Paranaense

Thamara Sgorlon Larentes, Universidade Paranaense

Farmacêutica Generalista, egressa da Universidade Paranaense

Published

2014-11-04

How to Cite

Rodrigues, R., Hirano, M. M., & Larentes, T. S. (2014). PARASITISM IN CHILDREN EDUCATION CENTERS IN PARANAVAÍ, BRAZIL: PRIMARY SANITARY ACTIVITIES DEVELOPED IN THE COMMUNITY. Saúde E Pesquisa, 7(3). Retrieved from https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/3653

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Promoção da Saúde