Prevalence of intestinal parasites versus knowledge, attitudes, and practices of inhabitants of low-income communities of Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

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Main Author: Moraes Neto, Antonio Henrique A. de
Publication Date: 2010
Other Authors: Pereira, Adriana P. M. F., Alencar, Maria de Fátima Leal, Souza Junior, Paulo Roberto Borges de, Dias, Rodrigo C., Fonseca, Juliana G., Santos, Clóvis P., Almeida, João Carlos de Aquino
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spelling Moraes Neto, Antonio Henrique A. dePereira, Adriana P. M. F.Alencar, Maria de Fátima LealSouza Junior, Paulo Roberto Borges deDias, Rodrigo C.Fonseca, Juliana G.Santos, Clóvis P.Almeida, João Carlos de Aquino2011-05-03T18:43:37Z2011-05-03T18:43:37Z2010MORAES NETO, A. H. A. et al. Prevalence of intestinal parasites versus knowledge, attitudes, and practices of inhabitants of low-income communities of Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Parasitology Research, v. 107, p. 295–307, 2010.https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/228310.1007/s00436-010-1861-7engSpringerDoenças ParasitáriasCondições SociaisSaúde PúblicaPaíses em DesenvolvimentoPrevalence of intestinal parasites versus knowledge, attitudes, and practices of inhabitants of low-income communities of Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazilinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleFundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Ecoepidemiologia e Controle da Esquistossomose e Geohelmintoses. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Ecoepidemiologia e Controle da Esquistossomose e Geohelmintoses. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Ecoepidemiologia e Controle da Esquistossomose e Geohelmintoses. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde. Laboratório de Informação em Saúde. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.Laboratório de Pesquisas Clínicas Plínio Bacelar. Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brasil.Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro. Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia. Laboratório de Fisiologia e Bioquímica de Microorganismos. Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brasil.Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro. Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia. Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Tecidual. Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brasil.Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro. Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia. Laboratório de Fisiologia e Bioquímica de Microorganismos. Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brasil.Intestinal parasites are the causative agents of common infections responsible for significant public health problems in developing countries and generally linked to lack of sanitation, safe water, and improper hygiene. More than two billion people throughout the world live with unrelenting illness due to intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs). The purposes of this study are to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices on IPIs and investigate the relationship with prevalence of intestinal parasites among a lowincome group of inhabitants from two communities of the Travessão District area, Campos dos Goytacazes, north of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. The two communities are known as “Parque Santuário,” which is an urban slum with miserable living conditions, and “Arraial,” where the socioeconomic and educational levels are better, neither having a sanitary infrastructure with an excreta collection system. Questionnaires revealed that both communities had local and specific codification to denominate the intestinal parasites and present correct knowledge on the theme but ignored some aspects of IPI transmission, with the Arraial population being better informed (p<0.05). The overall prevalence of IPIs in Parque Santuário (49.7%) was greater than in Arraial (27.2%) (p<0.001; prevalence ratio/95% confidence interval 1.83/1.50–2.23). 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title Prevalence of intestinal parasites versus knowledge, attitudes, and practices of inhabitants of low-income communities of Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
spellingShingle Prevalence of intestinal parasites versus knowledge, attitudes, and practices of inhabitants of low-income communities of Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Moraes Neto, Antonio Henrique A. de
Doenças Parasitárias
Condições Sociais
Saúde Pública
Países em Desenvolvimento
title_short Prevalence of intestinal parasites versus knowledge, attitudes, and practices of inhabitants of low-income communities of Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
title_full Prevalence of intestinal parasites versus knowledge, attitudes, and practices of inhabitants of low-income communities of Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
title_fullStr Prevalence of intestinal parasites versus knowledge, attitudes, and practices of inhabitants of low-income communities of Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of intestinal parasites versus knowledge, attitudes, and practices of inhabitants of low-income communities of Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
title_sort Prevalence of intestinal parasites versus knowledge, attitudes, and practices of inhabitants of low-income communities of Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
author Moraes Neto, Antonio Henrique A. de
author_facet Moraes Neto, Antonio Henrique A. de
Pereira, Adriana P. M. F.
Alencar, Maria de Fátima Leal
Souza Junior, Paulo Roberto Borges de
Dias, Rodrigo C.
Fonseca, Juliana G.
Santos, Clóvis P.
Almeida, João Carlos de Aquino
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author2 Pereira, Adriana P. M. F.
Alencar, Maria de Fátima Leal
Souza Junior, Paulo Roberto Borges de
Dias, Rodrigo C.
Fonseca, Juliana G.
Santos, Clóvis P.
Almeida, João Carlos de Aquino
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author
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author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Moraes Neto, Antonio Henrique A. de
Pereira, Adriana P. M. F.
Alencar, Maria de Fátima Leal
Souza Junior, Paulo Roberto Borges de
Dias, Rodrigo C.
Fonseca, Juliana G.
Santos, Clóvis P.
Almeida, João Carlos de Aquino
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Doenças Parasitárias
Condições Sociais
Saúde Pública
Países em Desenvolvimento
topic Doenças Parasitárias
Condições Sociais
Saúde Pública
Países em Desenvolvimento
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