LEVANTAMENTO DAS ENTEROPARASITOSES EM ESCOLAS DA ZONA RURAL DE VARGINHA

Abstract

In Brazil, intestinal parasites represent a serious public health problem due to the lack of basic sanitation associated with the lack of personal and social hygiene measures. The frequency of intestinal parasites varies according to several factors: age, education level, hygiene habits and socioeconomic level. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of intestinal parasitosis in children from rural schools in the municipality of Varginha, southern Minas Gerais, by performing a parasitological examination of feces in students from two public schools. 115 fecal samples from schoolchildren aged between 4 and 15 years were analyzed using the spontaneous sedimentation method (method of Hoffman, Pons and Janer). The prevalence of intestinal parasites was 38.26%, including 14 cases of polyparasitism (more than one parasite in the same individual). The most common intestinal parasites were: Entamoeba coli, Endolimax nana, Entamoeba histolytica/dispar. Giardia lamblia and lodamoeba butschli. It was concluded that the prevalence of 38.30% obtained by the research is relatively low due to the occurrence, in its majority, of commensal parasites (which do not cause any symptoms in the host). This study registers the survey of enteroparasitosis found in two rural schools in Varginha (MG), in view of the lack of data prior to these and the possibility of carrying out further complementary work. aiming at a greater coverage of rural schools in Varginha.