| Revista: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo |
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| Número de sistema: | 000547858 |
| ISSN: | 0036-4665 |
| Autors: | Bordignon, Julio Cesar Pegado1 Paulino, Érica Tex1 Silva, Milena Enderson Chagas da1 Alencar, Maria de Fatima Leal1 Gomes, Keyla Nunes Farias1 Sotero Martins, Adriana2 Santos, José Augusto Albuquerque dos1 Boia, Marcio Neves1 Moraes Neto, Antonio Henrique Almeida de1 |
| Institucions: | 1Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil 2Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sérgio Arouca, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil 3Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil |
| Any: | 2022 |
| Volum: | 64 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Resumen en inglés | Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are neglected diseases caused by helminths and protozoa, with the relationships between parasite, host and environment having the potential to produce high morbidity and incapacity to work and mortality in vulnerable areas. This study assessed the prevalence of IPIs concerning socio-environmental conditions and analyzed the knowledge, attitudes and practices related to these diseases among men living in the slums of Rio de Janeiro city, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. A cross-sectional study was conducted in an agglomeration of urban slums between 2018 and 2019, with men aged between 20 and 59 years. A socioeconomic status questionnaire and an IPIs knowledge, attitudes and practices questionnaire (KAPQ) were applied. Coproparasitological diagnoses (n=454) were performed using four methods and samples of water for household consumption (n=392) were subjected to microbiological and physicochemical analysis. A total of 624 participants were enrolled. About 40% of the households had “water unsuitable for consumption”. Only one Major Area, MA 3 was not statistically significant for IPIs (AOR=0.75; 95% CI: 0.30-1.88; p=0.55). The overall prevalence of IPIs was 23.8%. Endolimax nana (n=65, 14.3%) and hookworm (n=8, 1.7%) were the most frequently identified parasites. The analysis of the frequency of responses to the KAPQ has shown that men reported to seeking medical care if they were suspicious of IPIs, and around 35% would self-medicate. The results have shown the need to adopt integrated health education practices targeting male residents in urban slums to qualify the care with water for human consumption and promote self-care about IPIs. The household can be considered strategic for Primary Health Care activities for men. |
| Keyword: | Parasitic intestinal diseases, Protozoan infection, Men, Poverty areas, Health promotion |
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