Prevalência de parasitoses em pacientes atendidos no Hospital Universitário Alcides Carneiro – Campina Grande/PB.

Abstract

Parasitic infections are characteristic of underdeveloped and / or development countries and represents a major social problem and public health. In Brazil the rates of these infections are relatively hig, due to lack of sanitation, drinking water and health education, representing a risk factor for the population, especially those of low economic power. This work raised the prevalence of parasitic infections in patients treated at the Laboratory of Clinical Analyses of Hospital Universitário Alcides Carneiro - Campina Grande. This is a descriptive study which examined the results of coproparasitological diagnosis, conducted from August 2013 to January 2014 , by means of collecting information obtained from the database of the laboratory and analyzed using the program SPSS statistical. The prevalence of parasitic infections in the study population was 27.07 % for at least one parasite, and 71.8 % were parasitized by more than one species. The parasites were: Entamoeba coli (82.2%), Entamoeba histolytica (61.4%), Ascaris lumbricoides (32%), Giardia lamblia (3.3%), Himenolepis nana (2.9%), Strongyloides stercoralis (2.5%) , Trichuris trichiuria (2.1%), Enterobius vermicularis ( 2.1%) and Ancilostomidae ( 0.8%). The age group with the highest prevalence was 40-59 years. In females greater percentage of parasitized individuals was observed. Regarding parasitic associations observed a prevalence of biparasitismo more frequently between Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba coli (44.39 % ). Most of the patients was ambulatory. The districts with the highest prevalence were Bodocongó, Centenário, José Pinheiro, Liberdade, Malvinas, Pedregal , Ramadinha and Santa Rosa . Health, educational and medical measures can be suggested based on the knowledge of these data regarding a health policy that prioritizes prevention and treatment for the control of intestinal parasites.