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Epidemiologia do tracoma em povoado da chapada do Araripe - CE / Epidemiology of trachoma in the village of Araripe plateau - Ceará State
Lucena, Abrahão da Rocha; Cruz, Antônio Augusto Velasco e; Akaishi, Patrícia.
  • Lucena, Abrahão da Rocha; Clínica de Olhos Oftalmolaser. Fortaleza. BR
  • Cruz, Antônio Augusto Velasco e; Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Ribeirão Preto. BR
  • Akaishi, Patrícia; s.af
Arq. bras. oftalmol ; 73(3): 271-275, jun. 2010. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-555070
RESUMO

Objetivo:

Avaliar os fatores epidemiológicos do tracoma no povoado de Simão.

Métodos:

Através de um trabalho de campo, examinou-se 412 indivíduos (178 homens e 234 mulheres) em um povoado da chapada do Araripe, vertente cearense. A mediana das idades foi de 34 anos para ambos os sexos. Coletaram-se dados relativos à epidemiologia do tracoma, realizando o diagnóstico de tracoma com lupa de 2,5x.

Resultados:

304 (73,8 por cento) indivíduos eram normais e 108 (26,2 por cento) tracomatosos (5 TF, 98 TS, 3 TT e 2 CO). Quanto aos fatores socioeconômicos referentes aos indivíduos, os analfabetos apresentaram 1,9 vezes mais chances de terem tracoma (p<0,0001), mas os de maior poder aquisitivo foram mais acometidos (p<0,0001). Quanto ao aspecto da face, houve maior prevalência da doença nos que a apresentaram suja (p=0,432). Nos fatores socioeconômicos referentes à moradia, foi percebida diferença na análise multivariada apenas na variável número de pessoas por cômodo, que foi maior no grupo dos normais (p=0,010).

Conclusões:

A boa infraestrutura encontrada no povoado de Simão, principalmente a quantidade de casas com água encanada, associada ao bom hábito de higiene pessoal, favoreceram o encontro de baixa quantidade de formas infecciosas.
ABSTRACT

Purpose:

To evaluate the epidemiological factors of trachoma in the Simão village.

Methods:

Through a field research, 412 individuals (178 men and 234 women) were examined in a village of the Araripe plateau in Ceará State. The median age was 34 years for both genders. Traditional data from trachoma epidemiology were collected and diagnosis of trachoma was performed using binocular loupes of x 2.5.

Results:

304 (73.8 percent) individuals were normal and 108 (26.2 percent) were trachomatous (5 TF, 98 TS, 3 TT and 2 CO). Regarding socio-economic factors relating to individuals, the illiterate were 1.9 times more likely to have trachoma (p<0.0001), but the more affluent were more affected (p<0.0001). As for the face appearance, the disease was more prevalent in patients with dirty faces (p=0.432). A difference was noted in multivariate analysis of socio-economic factors relating to housing; only the variable number of people per room, which was higher in the normal group (p=0.010).

Conclusions:

The good infrastructure found in the Simão village, especially the amount of houses with piped water and the good personal hygiene habits, favored the low findings of infectious forms.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Trachoma Type of study: Etiology study / Prevalence study / Risk factors / Screening study Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Portuguese Journal: Arq. bras. oftalmol Journal subject: Ophthalmology Year: 2010 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Clínica de Olhos Oftalmolaser/BR / Universidade de São Paulo/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Trachoma Type of study: Etiology study / Prevalence study / Risk factors / Screening study Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Portuguese Journal: Arq. bras. oftalmol Journal subject: Ophthalmology Year: 2010 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Clínica de Olhos Oftalmolaser/BR / Universidade de São Paulo/BR