Prevalência e aspectos epidemiológicos de enteroparasitoses na população geronte de Parnaíba, Estado do Piauí

Furtado, Luis Fernando Viana; Melo, Ana Carolina Fonseca Lindoso

doi:10.1590/s0037-86822011000400023

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“…The prevalence of G. duodenalis in the elderly was higher than observed in previous studies 1,2,3,20,23 and lower than observed in other studies 12,14,27 . The difference in the results can be associated with the number of samples taken, methodology, environmental differences and The prevalence observed for Cryptosporidium spp.…”

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Prevalence and risk factors for intestinal protozoa infection in elderly residents at Long Term Residency Institutions in Southeastern Brazil

Girotto

Grama

Cunha

et al. 2013

Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo

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SUMMARYThis study determined the prevalence of intestinal protozoa in Long Term Residency Institutions for the Elderly (ILPI) in elders, nurses and food handlers, identifying the risk factors associated with the infections. Stool samples taken from the elderly (n = 293), nurses (63) and food handlers (19) were studied. Questionnaires were used with questions related to sociodemographic variables, health, behavior and health characteristics. Stool samples were examined using the techniques of Faust and Ziehl Neelsen, and the prevalence of G. duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp., E. histolytica/dispar in the elderly was 4.0%, 1.0% and 0.3% respectively. Nurses and food handlers showed 4.8% and 5.2% positivity only for G. duodenalis, respectively. The origin of the individuals and contact with domestic animals has been associated with infection by G. duodenalis in the elderly, and contact with domestic animals was considered a risk factor for infection. The last stool examinations were related to Cryptosporidium spp.. None of the variables were associated with E. histolytica/dispar. The frequency of hand washing was significantly associated with G. duodenalis among nurses. The frequency of positive samples of G. duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp., E. histolytica/dispar showed that ILPIs environments are conducive to this occurring due to contact between the elderly, nurses and food handlers, which are often poorly trained in hygiene procedures and food handling.

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Prevalence and risk factors for intestinal protozoa infection in elderly residents at Long Term Residency Institutions in Southeastern Brazil

Girotto

Grama

Cunha

et al. 2013

Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo

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“…The present study identified a high prevalence of intestinal parasitosis in community-dwelling elderly people (30.5%), corroborating international and national studies which also evaluated community based populations, such as that by Chen et al 17 , which verified a prevalence of 30.7% in a study of 493 Chilean elderly persons, and that of Furtado and Melo 18 , which identified a higher prevalence (40.5%) in Parnaíba, in the state of Piaui.…”

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“…Associated with this are factors such as the use of polypharmacy, which exposes the elderly to drug interactions, further assaulting the body's defense system; increased difficulty in performing self-care, which impairs personal hygiene and feeding 1 and causes a possible disconnect of elderly people from their health 18 .…”

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Prevalence of intestinal parasitosis and associated factors among the elderly

Santos

Barros

Gomes

et al. 2017

Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol.

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Objective: To identify the prevalence of intestinal parasitosis and associated factors in elderly persons resident in the community. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed involving 236 elderly persons in Aiquara, in the state of Bahia, Brazil, in 2015. Data were collected through a coprological survey and a questionnaire for information relating to sociodemographic characteristics, health and lifestyle. The presence of parasites in stools was verified by the Hoffman method. Results: The prevalence of intestinal parasites among the elderly was 30.5%. Among infected elderly persons, 26.3% had monoparasitism, 3.8% biparasitism and 0.4% polyparasitism. There was a predominance of protozoa (80.8%) over helminths (19.2%). The most prevalent parasites were Entamoeba coli (44.6%); Endolimax nana (21.7%) and Iodamoeba bütschlii (14.5%). In the population studied, the independent variables analyzed were not associated ( p>0.05) with the presence of intestinal parasites. Conclusion: the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in elderly people living in the urban area of the municipal region of Aiquara, Bahia, was high and there was no association between intestinal parasites and sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle or health.

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“…The public garbage collection variable (p=0.0038) was also associated to the enteroparasitary infection, which agrees to the work by Furtado and Melo (2011), who reported on the hygiene-sanitary conditions related to the high prevalence of intestinal parasitosis, with special attention to the inefficient garbage collection as an increase factor.…”

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Variables associated to anti-HIV, anti-rubella antibodies, syphilis reagins and enteroparasitosis in pregnant women

Rodrigues¹,

Lopes²,

Caetano³

et al. 2017

Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.

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The aim of this paper is to determine the prevalence of anti-HIV, anti-rubella antibodies, syphilis reagins and enteroparasitosis in pregnant women during their pre-natal monitoring at the Basic Health Units in the city of Umuarama (PR) and checking possible social-economic and behavioral associations. A cross-section study was performed in 690 pregnant women who went to have pre-natal checkup in the period from June 2012 to April 2014. From the 690 pregnant women analyzed, 78 presented enteroparasites, and from these, 69 were monoparasited and nine were polyparasited, nine presented antibodies against syphilis and two against HIV. None was reagent for IgM regarding rubella. The most prevalent parasite species was Endolimax nana 43/78 followed by Entamoeba coli 33/78 and Giardia duodenalis 05/78. Regarding the variables analyzed, the ones associated to enteroparasitary infections were water treated from public suppliers, fundamental level of schooling, sewage destination and public collection of garbage. For syphilis, the variables associated to infection were per capita income and age group. For HIV and rubella, no association among the variables was observed. The number of pregnant women infected in the present study was not considered high when compared to other studies.

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Prevalência e aspectos epidemiológicos de enteroparasitoses na população geronte de Parnaíba, Estado do Piauí

Cited by 25 publications

References 8 publications

Prevalence and risk factors for intestinal protozoa infection in elderly residents at Long Term Residency Institutions in Southeastern Brazil

Prevalence and risk factors for intestinal protozoa infection in elderly residents at Long Term Residency Institutions in Southeastern Brazil

Prevalence of intestinal parasitosis and associated factors among the elderly

Variables associated to anti-HIV, anti-rubella antibodies, syphilis reagins and enteroparasitosis in pregnant women

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