LEITE, B. C.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3193143201904989; LEITE, Bruna Carvalho.
Resumen:
Intestinal parasitosis still represent a serious global public health problem, being its prevalence
higher in poor and developing countries, due to poor conditions and poor sanitation and a lack of
guidance on education and health. So th is study sought to report on the effects o f enteroparasitoses
in the municipality of Olho D’água-PB, highlighting the epidemiological aspects, through the
analysis of parasitological examinations, doing a survey of intestinal parasitosis in the
municipality, in the year of 2011 and 2012, showing the socio-economic profile of the city, in
addition to demonstrating the frequency of parasitic infections by gender and age in the population.
3000 fecal samples were analyzed, noting greater positivity in women (57%), where the General
prevalence was 33%, and Giardia lamblia were parasitosis (35%), Endolimax nana (18%),
Entamoeba coli (34%) and Ascaris lumbricoides (13%). This result will arouse social agents in the
developmeni of projecls that are related to the topic o f the current research, the results showed that
still are found parasitic infections, lack of hygiene and orientation on the part of the population and
the lack of major investments in sanitation.
