title: [Intestinal parasitoses in schoolchildren of Martinésia District, Uberlândia, MG: a pilot study].
abstract: This work evaluates the occurrence of intestinal parasites in the students of the Martinésia District, Uberlândia municipality, Minas Gerais state. A total of 103 children were examined, from September to November 1995, according to Lutz or Hoffman, Pons and Janer method. The overall prevalence rate was 22.3% and the highest indices of infection were observed in 8-9 age group (34.8%), in village dwellers (30.0%) and in females (26.9%). Helminthiasis and protozoosis showed similar prevalence rates (10.7% and 12.6%, respectively). Giardia lamblia was the unique protozoan parasite verified and only one case of polyparasitism was found. We concluded that: the prevalence of enteroparasitosis in the studied group is lower than expectations for a rural community, what is, probably, a consequence of the good sanitary conditions presenting in that district.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Marçal Júnior
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015995:Prevalence; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data