An investigation into the ethno-epidemiological profile of the Pankararu indigenous group in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil, identified multiple intestinal parasites in nearly all members of the community. To detect possible environmental risk factors, we used the data base from a previous survey to test relations between daily living conditions (housing, sanitation, water supply and treatment, and garbage disposal) and the number of different parasite species found in the same household. The sample consisted of 84 families from the original sample of 112. Selection was based on the number of stool tests performed in the family. The mean number of parasite species was 5.0 per family, for a mean family size of 6.1 members. This number was greater for wattle-and-daub houses (mean 6.0 parasite species vs. 4.9 for brick houses; p < 0.03) and when water used in the household was not treated (mean 5.1 parasite species, vs. 4.5 for treated water; p < 0.05). Other household characteristics and hygienic habits did not significantly influence this number. We concluded that multiple intestinal parasitism in the Pernambuco Pankararu community is frequent, to the point of being the rule, and that it relates essentially to water source and treatment.
This study analyzes and compares several social participation concepts in health education processes to practical experiences with schistosomiasis prevention measures under the Northeast Endemic Disease Control Program (Brazilian Ministry of Health/World Bank, 1987
RESUMO JUSTIFICATIVA: É sabido que esta gravidez propicia uma gama de repercussões na vida da adolescente, conforme pontua Esteves e Menandro (2005): (a) interrupção da experiência de adolescência; (b) evasão escolar; (c) comprometimento da qualificação profissional; (d) empecilhos para rearticular a vida sexual e impor limites à fecundidade; (e) impacto em um projeto de futuro; (f) dependência financeira da família ou do pai da criança; (g) maior probabilidade de instabilidade no relacionamento conjugal; (h) rejeição familiar. Ao se pensar no discurso das puérperas sobre gravidez na adolescência, está se abordando um discurso leigo em relação ao discurso médico e científico. Podem ser consideradas a existência de duas perspectivas de abordagem. Uma
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