Enteroparasites prevalence among daycare and elementary school children of municipal schools, Rolândia, PR, Brazil.
Coproparasitological analyses were performed on 191 daycare children and 434 elementary school children from urban and rural areas in Rolândia, Parana State, Brazil. The overall prevalence of enteroparasites was 15.2 % for daycare children and 52.5% for elementary school children. Risk factors are discussed.
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Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP. ngiraldi@yahoo.com.br
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Garcia
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D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D014505:Urban Population