title: [Helminth and protozoan intestinal infections in pregnant women in their first consultation at Health Centers of the State in the Butantã Subdistrict, São Paulo City].
abstract: 481 pregnant women attended at first consultation from a São Paulo city suburb-subdistrict of Butantan-São Paulo State, Brazil, from April to October of 1988, were investigated regarding the prevalence of verminosis. The mean age was 24.5 years (range 14-46), the average family income was 0.97 PCMW (per capita minimum wage) and the average number of members of the family was 4 (1 to 15). The verminosis prevalence was 45.1% among the women. The most frequent parasites were: Ascaris lumbricoides (19.0%), ancilostomídeos (16.7%) and Trichuris trichiura (15.9%). The verminosis prevalence was significantly higher among the pregnant women (p < 0.05) who belonged to the families with income below 0.5 PCMW and greater than 4 members.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Adolfo Lutz--Seção de Hematologia, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Vaz
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: de Toledo
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ianoni
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Quadros
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: O C
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Barretto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006376:Helminths / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D015995:Prevalence; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
vernacular_title: Infecções por helmintos e protozoários intestinais em gestantes de primeira consulta atendidas em Centros de Saúde da rede estadual no subdistrito do Butantã, município de São Paulo.