Prevalência de parasitoses intestinais em crianças e adolescentes matriculadas em uma ONG do município de Orós - CE.

Abstract

The parasitic infections are caused by intestinal parasites, which can reach a considerable portion of the population especially those with risk factors as school population. This study dealt with is a cross-sectional epidemiological study of descriptive and quantitative. Were used secondary data of the results of parasitological stool tests Municipal Clinical Laboratory of Orós-CE. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of intestinal parasites in children and adolescents enrolled in a non-governmental organization (NGO) in the city of Orós – CE, during the period September-October 2015. The following variables were analyzed: age, sex of the patients, a result of report is negative or positive, and the species of parasite found and parasitic associations. Data were stored and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences software (SPSS) version 22 and we used the chi-square test (χ2) and Fisher's exact test to verify associations between variables. It was accepted p <0.05, statistically significant, as a criterion for rejection of the null hypothesis. In the results were observed a prevalence of 25.9% positive for intestinal parasites. The males showed higher rates of infection (54.3%) as well as those in the range 11-17 years (77.1%). The species most commonly found in the reports were Entamoeba histolytica / E.dispar, followed by Giardia lamblia. There were no helminths. The prevalence was greater in individuals with monoparasitism (85.7%), followed by biparasitismo (14.3%). No cases of multiple parasitic infections. Among the monoparasitized prevailed males (48.6%) while for biparasitism prevailed females (8.6%). No significant associations were found between the variables test results x gender (p = 0.702) and age (p = 0.068); parasitic associations x gender (p = 0.642) and age (p = 0.067). The results indicate the need for health education programs for the prevention of parasitic infections in the target population and the implementation of more than a parasitological examination of feces in the studied laboratory