Helminthes in sandboxes of day care centers of a city in southeastern Brazil

Authors

  • Núbia da Silva Araújo Universidade Federal de Uberlândia; Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas; Laboratório de Parasitologia
  • Cristiane Teixeira Rodrigues Universidade Federal de Uberlândia; Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas; Laboratório de Parasitologia
  • Márcia Cristina Cury Universidade Federal de Uberlândia; Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas; Laboratório de Parasitologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102008000100021

Keywords:

Helminthes, Sand, Recreation, Child day care centers, Child welfare, Child health

Abstract

The objective of the study was to test for helminthes in sandboxes in day care centers in the city of Uberlândia, Southeastern Brazil in 2005. Fourteen private and 14 public day care centers with playgrounds were selected. One collection was carried out during the dry season (June and August), and the second one was in the rainy season (September and November). Samples were tested using Willis and Baermann methods. In the first collection, 17 (61%) day care centers were positive for helminthes larvae and 14 (50%) for eggs. In the second collection, 18 (64%) day care centers were positive for larvae and 10 (36%) for eggs. No influence of either season of the year or day care finance condition was seen.

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Published

2008-02-01

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 1 (2008)

Section

Brief Communication

How to Cite

Araújo, N. da S., Rodrigues, C. T., & Cury, M. C. (2008). Helminthes in sandboxes of day care centers of a city in southeastern Brazil . Revista De Saúde Pública, 42(1), 150-153. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102008000100021