Intestinal helminthiasis: II - Prevalence, correlation with income, family size, anemia and nutritional status

Authors

  • Elisete Silva Pedrazzani Universidade Federal de São Carlos; Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde
  • Dalva A. Mello Universidade Federal de São Carlos; Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde
  • Sergio Pripas Centro de Saúde I
  • Marta Fucci Centro de Saúde I
  • Calógeras A. de A. Barbosa Universidade Federal de São Carlos; Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde
  • Maria Cristina M. Santoro Centro de Saúde I

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101988000500003

Keywords:

Helminthiasis^i2^soccurre, Health surveys, Anemia^i2^soccurre, Nutritional status, Income, Family characteristics, Feces^i2^sanaly

Abstract

This survey analises the prevalence of the intestinal helminthiasis and their correlation with anemia, nutritional status, income and family size in school children in Santa Eudóxia (S. Carlos, SP, Brazil). Results achieved by the Lutz method performed on fecal samples from a total of 254 children showed a prevalence of 12.1% for Ascaris lumbricoides, 3.7% for ancylostomideo, 4.8% for Trichuris trichiura and 3.7% for Hymenolepis nana. The highest level of infestation (51.9%) occurred in the 8 to 12-year age groups. An incidence of 9.3% of anemia and 14.4% of malnutrition was detected. Only one of the associations studied was statistically significant - that between helminthiasis and family size.

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Published

1988-10-01

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 5 (1988)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Pedrazzani, E. S., Mello, D. A., Pripas, S., Fucci, M., Barbosa, C. A. de A., & Santoro, M. C. M. (1988). Intestinal helminthiasis: II - Prevalence, correlation with income, family size, anemia and nutritional status . Revista De Saúde Pública, 22(5), 384-389. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101988000500003