Prevalence of intestinal parasites in the elderly enrolled in the Family Health Strategy in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Engroff, Paula; Ely, Luísa Scheer; Silva, Aline Bueno da; Viégas, Karin; Loureiro, Fernanda; Gomes, Irênio; DeCarli, Geraldo Attilio

doi:10.5327/z2447-211520161600027

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“…In the comparison of all age categories, this study showed that elderly individuals aged more than 80 years had a slightly higher prevalence of STH infections than those younger than 80 years. This result was in contrast to another study conducted among elderly individuals in Brazil that revealed that elderly individuals aged more than 80 years had a lower prevalence of STH infections than younger people [ 30 ]. However, a limited number of participants were aged older than 80 years in that study; thus, the result might not truly represent the rate of STH infections among the extremely elderly population.…”

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Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections and associated risk factors among elderly individuals living in rural areas of southern Thailand

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Background Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection is a neglected tropical disease affecting approximately 1.5 billion people worldwide. In past decades, most studies focused on STH infection in preschool-aged and school-aged children in different regions of Thailand. However, little is known about the prevalence and intensity of STH infection in the elderly population. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the current prevalence and intensity of STH infections and to identify associated risk factors among the elderly population. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted from July to November 2019 to assess the prevalence of STH infections and associated risk factors among elderly populations living in five subdistricts of Thasala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand. A total of 439 elderly individuals were selected using a random sampling technique. Each fresh stool sample was examined using the formalin ethyl acetate concentration technique (FECT), Kato-Katz thick smears and agar plate culture (APC). A structured questionnaire was used to obtain relevant information regarding associated risk factors for STH infection. Results The overall prevalence of STH infection was 15.7%. Hookworms (10.9%, 48/439) were the most prevalent STH species, followed by Strongyloides stercoralis (3.4%, 15/439) and Trichuris trichiura (2.1%, 9/439). Most elderly individuals infected with hookworms or T. trichiura had light-intensity infections. A higher prevalence of STH infection was observed among individuals aged older than 80 years (23.4%) than among those aged between 70 and 79 years (15.2%) and 60–69 years (14.5%). Males were 1.85-times more likely to present with STH infections than females. Not washing vegetables before eating increased the risk of STH infection by 3.19 times, while defecation in an open field increased the risk of STH infection by 2.65 times. Conclusions The findings suggested that STH infection is prevalent, and that hookworms are the most common STH species among elderly populations in southern Thailand. Personal hygiene and deworming programs should be implemented among the elderly population to reduce the risk and prevent the spread of STH infections.

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Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections and associated risk factors among elderly individuals living in rural areas of southern Thailand

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“…The type of commonly found parasitic infections of the elderly actually affecting the skin and or the intestinal [5][6][7][8]. Due to previously mentioned factors that make the elderly more prone to parasitic infection, it seems some parasitic agents having more privilege to make infection in certain areas of the elderly body, and they seems to be hypervirulent when attacking the elderly population [7][8][9][10][11].…”

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What Makes the Elderly Prone to Parasitic Infection?

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Maryanti

2021

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The number of the elderly is increasing globally, and as a consequence the number of geriatric health problems also increased, including parasitic infection. The skin and the GI tract were among the most common locations of parasitic infections of the elderly. Underlying biological and social problems can prevent their independence in maintaning basic personal hygiene which made them depend on other’s help, permanently. These seniors sometimes become the permanent residence of nursing homes. their dependence made them attached very close to the staff or other helper, even maintaining the basic function of life like eating. If this helper actually a parasitic agent carrier, parasitic infection transmission will be made easy by this symbiotic relationship. Besides behavior, some biological factors, e.g immunosenescence and or organ dysfunction, may contribute to infection.

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“…Em contrapartida, o aparecimento de Giardia lamblia pode possuir ligação com o contato próximo dos idosos com animais domésticos parasitados, devido ao perfil zoonótico desse protozoário (Capuano & Rocha, 2006). Sugere-se que infecções causadas por esse agente receba uma maior assistência, tendo em vista que se o animal estiver parasitado e isso não for descoberto, ele poderá ser um constante reservatório e agente transmissor deste parasito (Engroff, 2016).…”

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Fatores associados à prevalência de Enteroparasitoses em idosos no Brasil: uma revisão integrativa da literatura

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Costa²,

Gomes

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As maiores prevalências de enteroparasitoses ocorrem nos países em desenvolvimento e constituem um grande problema de saúde pública. Embora tais infecções sejam comuns durante a infância, no entanto, outros grupos etários não estão isentos de adquiri-las, pois sua transmissão está intimamente relacionada as más condições sanitárias e de higiene dos indivíduos. O presente estudo buscou analisar na literatura científica, os fatores associados a prevalência de enteroparasitoses em idosos no Brasil. Trata-se de uma pesquisa retrospectiva, com revisão literária a partir de publicações indexadas nas bases de dados BVS, SciELO e Google Acadêmico. Utilizou-se como descritores de busca os termos “parasitoses” e “idosos” e “prevalência”. Como critérios de inclusão, foram consideradas as pesquisas publicadas entre os 2000 e 2020, textos completos. Como critérios de exclusão, foram desconsiderados estudos em outros países, dissertações e monografias. Os resultados encontrados demonstraram alta prevalência de enteroparasitoses em idosos no Brasil, além de identificar vários fatores atribuídos à sua predisposição, sobretudo referente aos hábitos de higiene e saneamento básico. Apesar de detectar alguns fenômenos tais como, as condições higiênico-sanitário que podem facilitar a presença do parasitismo em idosos, foi observado também que nenhum fator determina absolutamente a positividade na população geronte.

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Prevalence of intestinal parasites in the elderly enrolled in the Family Health Strategy in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Cited by 15 publications

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Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections and associated risk factors among elderly individuals living in rural areas of southern Thailand

Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections and associated risk factors among elderly individuals living in rural areas of southern Thailand

What Makes the Elderly Prone to Parasitic Infection?

Fatores associados à prevalência de Enteroparasitoses em idosos no Brasil: uma revisão integrativa da literatura

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