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ENTEROPARASITOSIS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN BAHIA: PARASITOLOGY LEARNING
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Laboratório de Biologia Parasitária. Salvador, BA, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Laboratório de Biologia Parasitária. Salvador, BA, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Laboratório de Biologia Parasitária. Salvador, BA, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Laboratório de Biologia Parasitária. Salvador, BA, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Laboratório de Biologia Parasitária. Salvador, BA, Brasil
Abstract
Parasitic diseases hamper progress in underdeveloped nations, compromising child physical
and cognitive development. In order to control intestinal parasites, the popularization of science
may enable prophylactic measures. Questionnaires were used to assess the students’ knowledge,
attitudes and practices. Health fairs were held as an educational tool and subsequently
questionnaires on parasitic diseases and prevention were administered. Stool examinations
were performed and infected students were treated. Prevalence of Entamoeba histolytica/
dispar, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura was 7.1%, 5% and 3.5% respectively in
the Anísio Teixeira Institute students and 7.2%, 8%, 3.6% in the Raymundo Matta School
students in a suburb. The students at both schools displayed limited knowledge on parasitic
disease prevention. The school participation in the prophylaxis of parasitic diseases, was not
acknowledged by the students. Reviewing curricula is required, addressing themes related
to health, possibly establishing partnerships with health services, universities and/or research
centers with the effective involvement of the community performing articulated actions in
different health districts, so that education will lead to community empowerment in regard to
quotidian issues and improving public health conditions.
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