The impact of improvement of water supply and sanitation facilities on diarrhea and intestinal parasites: a Brazilian experience with children in two low-income urban communities

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Autor(a) principal: Gross, Rainer
Data de Publicação: 1989
Outros Autores: Schell, Bernd, Molina, Maria Carmen Bisi, Leão, Maria Antonia Cuelho, Strack, Ulrike
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista de Saúde Pública
Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/23641
Resumo: During the second half of 1986 the impact of the improvement of water supply and excreta disposal facilities on diarrheal diseases and intestinal parasitosis was studied in 254 children up to six years of age from two favelas (shanty towns) of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The estimated incidence of diarrhea was 6.2 episodes/child year and the estimated period prevalence reached 31.0 episode days/ child/ year. The point prevalence of parasitosis was 70.7% (Ascaris lumbricoides: 55.4%, Trichuris trichiura: 19.6%, Giardia lamblia: 17.9%). The estimated prevalence of diarrhea decreased with improvement of water supply and sanitation facilities to 45% and 44% respectively, but no statistically significant impact was observed in the case of parasitosis. School education and weaning practice were found to be other important determinants of diarrhea.
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spelling The impact of improvement of water supply and sanitation facilities on diarrhea and intestinal parasites: a Brazilian experience with children in two low-income urban communitiesO impacto das medidas de melhoria do abastecimento de água e esgoto sobre a diarréia e parasitose intestinal: experiência brasileira com crianças de comunidades de baixa rendaDiarréia^i2^sincidênHelmintíase^i2^sincideAbastecimento de águaSaneamentoDiarrhea^i1^soccurreHelminthiasis^i1^soccurreWater supplySanitationDuring the second half of 1986 the impact of the improvement of water supply and excreta disposal facilities on diarrheal diseases and intestinal parasitosis was studied in 254 children up to six years of age from two favelas (shanty towns) of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The estimated incidence of diarrhea was 6.2 episodes/child year and the estimated period prevalence reached 31.0 episode days/ child/ year. The point prevalence of parasitosis was 70.7% (Ascaris lumbricoides: 55.4%, Trichuris trichiura: 19.6%, Giardia lamblia: 17.9%). The estimated prevalence of diarrhea decreased with improvement of water supply and sanitation facilities to 45% and 44% respectively, but no statistically significant impact was observed in the case of parasitosis. School education and weaning practice were found to be other important determinants of diarrhea.Em 1986 pesquisou-se, junto a 254 crianças de até 6 anos de idade, residentes em duas favelas de Belo Horizonte (Brasil), o impacto das medidas de melhoramento do abastecimento de água e esgoto na incidência de diarréia e parasitose intestinal. Até então, a incidência de diarréia era estimada em 6,2 casos por criança e ano, com uma duração predominante de 31,0 dias por caso/criança/ano. A taxa de difusão de parasitose alcançava 70,7% (Ascaris lumbricoides: 55,4%, Trichuris trichiura: 19,6%; Giardia lamblia: 17,9%). Após os melhoramentos no abastecimento de água e esgoto, a incidência de diarréia caiu para 45% e 44%, respectivamente. Quanto à parasitose, entretanto, não se constatou nenhum impacto estatisticamente significante. Também verificou-se que o grau de educação escolar e práticas de desmame são determinantes de grande importância na incidência de diarréia.Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública1989-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/2364110.1590/S0034-89101989000300006Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 23 No. 3 (1989); 214-220Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 23 Núm. 3 (1989); 214-220Revista de Saúde Pública; v. 23 n. 3 (1989); 214-2201518-87870034-8910reponame:Revista de Saúde Públicainstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPenghttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/23641/25677Copyright (c) 2017 Revista de Saúde Públicainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGross, RainerSchell, BerndMolina, Maria Carmen BisiLeão, Maria Antonia CuelhoStrack, Ulrike2012-05-28T20:25:43Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/23641Revistahttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/indexONGhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/oairevsp@org.usp.br||revsp1@usp.br1518-87870034-8910opendoar:2012-05-28T20:25:43Revista de Saúde Pública - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The impact of improvement of water supply and sanitation facilities on diarrhea and intestinal parasites: a Brazilian experience with children in two low-income urban communities
O impacto das medidas de melhoria do abastecimento de água e esgoto sobre a diarréia e parasitose intestinal: experiência brasileira com crianças de comunidades de baixa renda
title The impact of improvement of water supply and sanitation facilities on diarrhea and intestinal parasites: a Brazilian experience with children in two low-income urban communities
spellingShingle The impact of improvement of water supply and sanitation facilities on diarrhea and intestinal parasites: a Brazilian experience with children in two low-income urban communities
Gross, Rainer
Diarréia^i2^sincidên
Helmintíase^i2^sincide
Abastecimento de água
Saneamento
Diarrhea^i1^soccurre
Helminthiasis^i1^soccurre
Water supply
Sanitation
title_short The impact of improvement of water supply and sanitation facilities on diarrhea and intestinal parasites: a Brazilian experience with children in two low-income urban communities
title_full The impact of improvement of water supply and sanitation facilities on diarrhea and intestinal parasites: a Brazilian experience with children in two low-income urban communities
title_fullStr The impact of improvement of water supply and sanitation facilities on diarrhea and intestinal parasites: a Brazilian experience with children in two low-income urban communities
title_full_unstemmed The impact of improvement of water supply and sanitation facilities on diarrhea and intestinal parasites: a Brazilian experience with children in two low-income urban communities
title_sort The impact of improvement of water supply and sanitation facilities on diarrhea and intestinal parasites: a Brazilian experience with children in two low-income urban communities
author Gross, Rainer
author_facet Gross, Rainer
Schell, Bernd
Molina, Maria Carmen Bisi
Leão, Maria Antonia Cuelho
Strack, Ulrike
author_role author
author2 Schell, Bernd
Molina, Maria Carmen Bisi
Leão, Maria Antonia Cuelho
Strack, Ulrike
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Gross, Rainer
Schell, Bernd
Molina, Maria Carmen Bisi
Leão, Maria Antonia Cuelho
Strack, Ulrike
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Diarréia^i2^sincidên
Helmintíase^i2^sincide
Abastecimento de água
Saneamento
Diarrhea^i1^soccurre
Helminthiasis^i1^soccurre
Water supply
Sanitation
topic Diarréia^i2^sincidên
Helmintíase^i2^sincide
Abastecimento de água
Saneamento
Diarrhea^i1^soccurre
Helminthiasis^i1^soccurre
Water supply
Sanitation
description During the second half of 1986 the impact of the improvement of water supply and excreta disposal facilities on diarrheal diseases and intestinal parasitosis was studied in 254 children up to six years of age from two favelas (shanty towns) of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The estimated incidence of diarrhea was 6.2 episodes/child year and the estimated period prevalence reached 31.0 episode days/ child/ year. The point prevalence of parasitosis was 70.7% (Ascaris lumbricoides: 55.4%, Trichuris trichiura: 19.6%, Giardia lamblia: 17.9%). The estimated prevalence of diarrhea decreased with improvement of water supply and sanitation facilities to 45% and 44% respectively, but no statistically significant impact was observed in the case of parasitosis. School education and weaning practice were found to be other important determinants of diarrhea.
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dc.source.none.fl_str_mv Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 23 No. 3 (1989); 214-220
Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 23 Núm. 3 (1989); 214-220
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