ABSTRACT
From a total of 1,020 students examined, 983 (92%) showed positive results for at least one species of parasite. Six months after treatment, a sample of 383 students (37.5%) was reevaluated and 347 (90.6%) presented positive results. There was no significant change in prevalence before and after treatment, although the number of individuals that had multiple parasitism was significantly lower in the second sample.
Subject(s)
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/epidemiology , Schistosomiasis mansoni/epidemiology , Adolescent , Animals , Brazil/epidemiology , Child , Feces/parasitology , Female , Humans , Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/drug therapy , Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/parasitology , Male , Mebendazole/therapeutic use , Metronidazole/therapeutic use , Patient Education as Topic , Praziquantel/therapeutic use , Prevalence , Schistosomiasis mansoni/drug therapy , Socioeconomic FactorsABSTRACT
De 1.020 estudantes submetidos a exame coproparasitológico (método de Lutz), 938 (92 por cento) apresentaram positividade para pelo menos uma espécie de enteroparasito. Seis meses pós-tratamento, 383 (37,5 por cento) estudantes foram reavaliados e 347 (90,6 por cento) apresentaram exames positivos. Näo houve diferença significativa nas prevalências antes e após tratamento específico, entretanto poliparasitismo foi significativamente menor na segunda análise
