Prevalência e fatores de risco para enteroparasitoses em manipuladores de alimentos da cidade de Cuité - PB.

Abstract

The parasitic infections are among the diseases that can be transmitted by food handlers due to lack of hygienic habits and workplaces with poor hygienic conditions. This study aimed to identify the socio-economic profile the presence of intestinal parasites in handlers Cuité-PB food. For this was a questionnaire to profile the population studied and made the stool test. We used SPSS to calculate the chi-square test and prevalence ratio. It was accepted p <0.05, statistically significant. Among the 64 samples was verified a percentage of 50% of positive cases enteroparasite / enterocomensais. The most prevalent species were Endolimax nana (34.4%), Giardia lamblia (18.8%) and Entamoeba histolytica / E. dispar (9.4%). There were more infected female individuals (68.8%), the age group from 30 years (62.5%) and low education (54.5%). The sewage (76.6%) and water supply (98.4%) were considered inadequate. 70.3% were in their first job in the restaurant, and 84.4% reported lack of training. 45.3% had never done prior parasitological examination and 76.6% did not know the law of food quality. Found associations between variables: rainwater harvesting, so washing the vegetables, participation in some training at work, knowledge of the law and food quality test results. From these results it is necessary to offer educational programs, the implementation of control measures through better sanitation, and increased supervision of health surveillance to enhance the performance of periodic parasitological tests.