Giardíase e helmintíases em crianças de creches e escolas de 1° e 2° graus (públicas e privadas) da cidade de Mirassol (SP, Brasil)

Abstract

This study showed different frequencies of intestinal parasitosis (giardiasis and helminthiasis) among children in day-care centers and junior and high schools (public and private). The survey involved 199 individuals, 96 belonging to public schools and 103 to private institutions. The frequency of giardiasis in public institutions was shown to be greater than in private institutions. Regarding helminthiasis, frequencies were similar among day-care centers, but greater for public schools in comparison to private institutions. When levels of socio-economic status, education, basic sanitary conditions and hygiene were analyzed as determinants of intestinal parasitosis, it became evident that greater frequency of giardiasis and helminthiasis occurred among children from low-income families and those whose parents had low levels of education. The source of vegetables was also a significant factor in determining such parasitosis.

Occurrence of enteroparasites in day care centers in Botucatu (São Paulo State, Brazil) with emphasis on Cryptosporidium sp., Giardia duodenalis and Enterobius vermicularis

“…In this inquiry the truth of this premise can be verified given the elevated prevalence (53.40%) observed among children in the nursery schools and due to relevant associations among the presence of parasitism, family income and degree of maternal education (the greater the income and level of maternal education, the lower the presence of enteroparasites). The inverse relation among parasitism, level of instruction and family income corroborates earlier findings in preschoolers, which associated the high frequency of parasitic infections with low socioeconomic and cultural level of the population 9,17,19 .…”

“…This situation is characteristic, principally, of developing countries, in which actions to control enteroparasites are made more difficult by financial cost of technical measures (infrastructure) and by lack of educational projects that aim for elucidation of the population 17 . Allied with this are added low socioeconomic and cultural levels and deficient habits of individual hygiene 19 .…”

Classic and molecular study of Giardia duodenalis in children from a daycare center in the region of Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil

“…Although giardiasis is related to age and social-economical level 11 , other risk factors for infection have been identified, such as presence of pets at home, specially cats, number of children at home, food hygiene, daycare centers attendance, and living on rural areas 17 . The occurrence of children presenting G. duodenalis that had pets at home was low, and in no one case pets were suspect to be the source of contamination, given that they did not present G. duodenalis cysts.…”

Tendencia de la prevalencia y factores asociados a la infección por Giardia duodenalis en escolares y preescolares de una zona rural de Cundinamarca

“…Varios autores han asociado en diversos estudios, la infección por G. duodenalis con condiciones socioeconómicas desfavorables y con malas prácticas de higiene (10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15). La falta de acueducto y alcantarillado (10,11), el bajo nivel educativo de las madres y los bajos ingresos de los padres (12,13) fueron identificados como factores de riesgo para contraer la infección por G. duodenalis.…”

“…La falta de acueducto y alcantarillado (10,11), el bajo nivel educativo de las madres y los bajos ingresos de los padres (12,13) fueron identificados como factores de riesgo para contraer la infección por G. duodenalis.…”