Prevalence, behavioural and social factors associated with Schistosoma intercalatum and geohelminth infections in São Tomé and Principe

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Autor(a) principal: Belo, Silvana
Data de Publicação: 2005
Outros Autores: Rompão, H., Gonçalves, L., Grácio, M. A.A.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/120671
Resumo: Copyright: Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
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spelling Prevalence, behavioural and social factors associated with Schistosoma intercalatum and geohelminth infections in São Tomé and PrincipeBehavioural/social factorsHelminthiasisSchoolchildrenParasitologyInfectious DiseasesSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingSDG 10 - Reduced InequalitiesSDG 17 - Partnerships for the GoalsSDG 6 - Clean Water and SanitationCopyright: Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.A pilot study was conducted in schoolchildren from three main districts of São Tomé to assess the relationship between the prevalence of infections caused by Schistosoma intercalatum or intestinal helminths and individual behaviour and social conditions. Coprological examination revealed an increase of schistosome infections and a persisting high endemicity for ascariasis and trichuriasis. Infection rates were 36.2% for S. intercalatum and 70.8%, 68.5% and 4.6% for Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and Ancylostomidae, respectively. Out of the 47 children positive for S. intercalatum, 35 (74.5%) were coinfected with one or more geohelminths. Logistic regression analysis of data collected through questionnaire demonstrate that behaviour and/or social conditions in the house were positively associated with S. intercalatum or T. trichiura. Neither sex nor age groups were associated with infections, suggesting that low personal hygiene and sanitation practices were similar for all groups of children. These data are in accordance to those of other studies and highlight the importance of assessing multivariate factors that may contribute to the transmission of these diseases, in order to design integrated control approaches for schistosomiasis and geohelminthiasis which could have more rapid effects on reduction of infections as well as greater cost-effectiveness.Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT)RUNBelo, SilvanaRompão, H.Gonçalves, L.Grácio, M. A.A.2021-07-07T22:19:04Z2005-062005-06-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article5application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/120671eng0048-2951PURE: 32121436info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-03-11T05:03:08Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/120671Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:44:24.905382Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Prevalence, behavioural and social factors associated with Schistosoma intercalatum and geohelminth infections in São Tomé and Principe
title Prevalence, behavioural and social factors associated with Schistosoma intercalatum and geohelminth infections in São Tomé and Principe
spellingShingle Prevalence, behavioural and social factors associated with Schistosoma intercalatum and geohelminth infections in São Tomé and Principe
Belo, Silvana
Behavioural/social factors
Helminthiasis
Schoolchildren
Parasitology
Infectious Diseases
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
title_short Prevalence, behavioural and social factors associated with Schistosoma intercalatum and geohelminth infections in São Tomé and Principe
title_full Prevalence, behavioural and social factors associated with Schistosoma intercalatum and geohelminth infections in São Tomé and Principe
title_fullStr Prevalence, behavioural and social factors associated with Schistosoma intercalatum and geohelminth infections in São Tomé and Principe
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence, behavioural and social factors associated with Schistosoma intercalatum and geohelminth infections in São Tomé and Principe
title_sort Prevalence, behavioural and social factors associated with Schistosoma intercalatum and geohelminth infections in São Tomé and Principe
author Belo, Silvana
author_facet Belo, Silvana
Rompão, H.
Gonçalves, L.
Grácio, M. A.A.
author_role author
author2 Rompão, H.
Gonçalves, L.
Grácio, M. A.A.
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT)
RUN
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Belo, Silvana
Rompão, H.
Gonçalves, L.
Grácio, M. A.A.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Behavioural/social factors
Helminthiasis
Schoolchildren
Parasitology
Infectious Diseases
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
topic Behavioural/social factors
Helminthiasis
Schoolchildren
Parasitology
Infectious Diseases
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
description Copyright: Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
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2005-06-01T00:00:00Z
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