[Cultural aspects concerning helminthiasis in the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe (Equatorial Africa)].
Working on a health education programme in the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe, the authors carried out a research about the popular believes concerning the helminthiases, the attitude associated with the parasites' presence, their origin and the treatment based on empirical healing tradition. The research pointed out the similarity between some believes belonging to the local population and those collected by some authors in Italian rural areas and with the opinion of many physicians living in the past centuries. It also pointed out the importance of evaluating the cultural factors in health education campaigns against intestinal helminthiases.
D001266:Atlantic Islands; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003469:Culture; D006266:Health Education; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans
Aspetti culturali relativi alle elmintiasi nella Repubblica Democratica di São Tomé e Principe (Africa equatoriale).