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

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.

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Main Authors: Giraldi,Nilson, Vidotto,Odilon, Navarro,Italmar Teodorico, Garcia,João Luis
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2001
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822001000400014
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Summary: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.