| anemia and intestinal parasitic infections in primary school students in aracaju, sergipe, brazil. | anemia is estimated to affect half the school-age children and adolescents in developing countries. the main causes are parasitic infections, malaria, and low iron intake. this study aimed to describe the prevalence of anemia, parasitic infections, and nutritional status of children attending public primary schools in aracaju, northeast brazil. of 360 students, 26.7% were anemic, and prevalence was higher in children under 8 and over 15 years of age. overall prevalence of intestinal parasites wa ... | 1999 | 10409794 |
| predicting frequency distribution and influence of sociodemographic and behavioral risk factors of schistosoma mansoni infection and analysis of co-infection with intestinal parasites. | geospatial analysis was used to study the epidemiology of schistosoma mansoni, intestinal parasites and co-infections in an area (ilha das flores) in sergipe, brazil. we collected individually georeferenced sociodemographic, behavioral and parasitological data from 500 subjects, analyzed them by conventional statistics, and produced risk maps by kernel estimation. the prevalence rates found were: s. mansoni (24.0%), trichuris trichiura (54.8%), ascaris lumbricoides (49.2%), hookworm (17.6%) and ... | 2015 | 26054512 |
| diarrhea incidence and intestinal infections among rotavirus vaccinated infants from a poor area in brazil: a spatial analysis. | acute diarrhea is the second leading cause of mortality among children under 5 years of age in developing countries. the pathogen most strongly associated with diarrhea is rotavirus followed by enteric pathogens such as bacteria, helminthes and protozoan. adequate sanitation and water supply contribute to decrease acute diarrhea incidence of most etiologic agents, although vaccination remains the most important intervention to control rotavirus acute diarrhea. this study aimed to describe enviro ... | 2014 | 24761937 |