Helminth and protozoan intestinal infections in pregnant women in their first consultation at Health Centers of the State in the Butantã Subdistrict, São Paulo City

Helminth and protozoan intestinal infections in pregnant women in their first consultation at Health Centers of the State in the Butantã Subdistrict, São Paulo City

481 pregnant women attended at first consultation from a São Paulo city suburb-subdistrict of Butantan-São Paulo State, Brazil, from April to October of 1988, were investigated regarding the prevalence of verminosis. The mean age was 24.5 years (range 14-46), the average family income was 0.97 PCMW...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 1991-07, Vol.33 (4), p.303-308
Hauptverfasser: Guerra, E M, Vaz, A J, de Toledo, L A, Ianoni, S A, Quadros, C M, Dias, R M, Barretto, O C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:por
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Ambulatory Care
Animals
Brazil - epidemiology
Eukaryota - isolation & purification
Female
Helminthiasis - epidemiology
Helminthiasis - parasitology
Helminths - isolation & purification
Humans
Middle Aged
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - epidemiology
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - parasitology
Prevalence
Protozoan Infections - epidemiology
Protozoan Infections - parasitology
Socioeconomic Factors
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:481 pregnant women attended at first consultation from a São Paulo city suburb-subdistrict of Butantan-São Paulo State, Brazil, from April to October of 1988, were investigated regarding the prevalence of verminosis. The mean age was 24.5 years (range 14-46), the average family income was 0.97 PCMW (per capita minimum wage) and the average number of members of the family was 4 (1 to 15). The verminosis prevalence was 45.1% among the women. The most frequent parasites were: Ascaris lumbricoides (19.0%), ancilostomídeos (16.7%) and Trichuris trichiura (15.9%). The verminosis prevalence was significantly higher among the pregnant women (p < 0.05) who belonged to the families with income below 0.5 PCMW and greater than 4 members.
ISSN:0036-4665