Author | Massara, Cristiano Lara | |
Author | Peixoto, Sérgio William Viana | |
Author | Enk, Martin Johannes | |
Author | Barros, Héliton da Silva | |
Author | Carvalho, Omar dos Santos | |
Author | Sakurai, Emilia | |
Author | Schall, Virgínia Torres | |
Access date | 2014-12-10T10:37:47Z | pt_BR |
Access date | 2016-09-06T18:59:23Z | |
Available date | 2016-09-06T18:59:23Z | |
Available date | 2014-12-10T10:37:47Z | pt_BR |
Document date | 2006 | |
Citation | MASSARA, Cristiano Lara et al. Evaluation of an improved approach using residences of schistosomiasis-positive school children to identify carriers in an area of low endemicity. Am J Trop Med Hyg, v. 74, n. 3, p. 495-499, 2006 | pt_BR |
ISSN | 0002-9637 | pt_BR |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/15710 | |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Escolares | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Epidemiologia | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Esquistossomose | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Validade | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Inquérito | pt_BR |
Title | Evaluation of an improved approach using residences of schistosomiasis-positive school children to identify carriers in an area of low endemicity | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
Abstract | School children were used as indicators for the identification of schistosomiasis-positive family members in a area of low endemicity. This study was designed to improve current schistosomiasis control programs by applying this strategy to identify schistosomiasis-positive individuals in a more efficient way. The initial prevalence among school children was 8.6%. However, the prevalence among the family members of these school children increased to 15.5%. In contrast to these findings the prevalence in family members of schistosomiasis-negative school children was 3.8%.
Although the applied methodology showed a relatively low sensitivity (50.0%), the high negative predictive value (87.7%) indicates that a few positive family members of school children with a negative stool result will be missed. This shows that this method of evaluation could be a strategy for a more efficient and cheaper identification of schistosomiasis- positive individuals in areas of low endemicity. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Rene Rachou. Laboratorio de Helmintiases Intestinais. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Rene Rachou. Laboratorio de Helmintiases Intestinais. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Rene Rachou. Laboratorio de Epidemiologia e Antropologia Medica. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Rene Rachou. Laboratorio de Educação Em Saude. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Rene Rachou. Laboratorio de Esquistossomose. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Departamento de Estatistica. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Rene Rachou. Laboratorio de Educação Em Saude. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil | pt_BR |
Subject | Helmintiasis | pt_BR |
DeCS | Ciências da Saúde | pt_BR |
DeCS | Ciências da Saúde | pt_BR |