Enteroparasites prevalence among daycare and elementary school children of municipal schools, Rolândia, PR, Brazil

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2001 Jul-Aug;34(4):385-7. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822001000400014.

Abstract

Coproparasitological analyses were performed on 191 daycare children and 434 elementary school children from urban and rural areas in Rolândia, Parana State, Brazil. The overall prevalence of enteroparasites was 15.2 % for daycare children and 52.5% for elementary school children. Risk factors are discussed.

MeSH terms

  • Brazil
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / epidemiology*
  • Male
  • Prevalence
  • Rural Population
  • Urban Population