title: Epidemiological aspects of schistosomiasis in workers of the movement of landless rural workers.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Schistosomiasis is endemic in 74 countries and is considered a serious public health problem in some locations.
  
  
  METHODS
  A transverse study was performed of 13 landless settlements in southern Sergipe from February to December 2009. The study included 822 settlers, of whom 601 underwent stool testing.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of schistosomiasis in landless workers was 4.3%. The population has a low education level, and basic sanitation services are not available to all residents.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of schistosomiasis was low in the population and among different settlements, possibly because of different forms of water use by the settlers.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina, Hospital Universitário, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju, SE. d.genilde@ig.com.br
authors.forename: Genilde Gomes de
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Ângela Maria da
authors.initials: ÂM
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Amélia Maria Ribeiro de
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Jesus
authors.forename: Marco Antônio Prado
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: Jenisson Oliveira
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Conceição
authors.forename: Flávia Oliveira
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: José Fernandes de
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: Enaldo Vieira de
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Melo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult