1996
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02761996000600001
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Abstract: In this study, the results obtained in a control programme of schistosomiasis in Ravena (Sabará, Minas Gerais) between 1980 and 1992 are evaluated. Control measures used in this programme were: specific treatment of the people infected with Schistosoma mansoni at four year-intervals (1980/84/88) and the supply of tap water to 90% of the residences in 1980. A significant reduction of the prevalence (36.7% to 11.5%, p < or = 0.05) and of the intensity of the infection (228.9 eggs per gram of feces (epg), s = 3.7… Show more

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“…The number of housings with an appropriate waste disposal also increased (from 17% to 36%). In 1992, the prevalence in the population decreased to 11.5%, and the average of eggs was 60.3 [34], [35]. Recently, the same area was re-examined, i.e.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The number of housings with an appropriate waste disposal also increased (from 17% to 36%). In 1992, the prevalence in the population decreased to 11.5%, and the average of eggs was 60.3 [34], [35]. Recently, the same area was re-examined, i.e.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The current strategy, which focuses mainly on the treatment of the positives, has a paramount role on the individual level without any doubt. However, on the community level, the option of treatment without concurrent social improvements, especially in the water and sanitation sector, seems to be less effective, efficient and in the long term, less sustainable, because re-infection occurs after treatment as long as the environment remains contaminated with the parasite (Coura-Filho et al 1996).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This water supply was developed in the 1980s under the leadership of the local Catholic priest and entirely through community contributions of labor and materials. Community-based initiatives and participation in water supply development and management with municipal rather than federal or state government assistance have been practiced for decades in Brazilian towns and have become more common in recent years in rural communities (Coura-Filho et al, 1996;Kloos et al, 2001). WHO (1993) is encouraging this trend as an effective approach to strengthening community responsibility and improvements of water supplies.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%