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dc.contributor.authorFaria, Clarissa Perez-
dc.contributor.authorZanini, Graziela Maria-
dc.contributor.authorDias, Gisele Silva-
dc.contributor.authorda Silva, Sidnei-
dc.contributor.authorde Freitas, Marcelo Bessa-
dc.contributor.authorAlmendra, Ricardo-
dc.contributor.authorSantana, Paula-
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Maria do Céu-
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-24T08:38:37Z-
dc.date.available2023-08-24T08:38:37Z-
dc.date.issued2017-03-
dc.identifier.issn1935-2735pt
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10316/108313-
dc.description.abstractBackground Intestinal parasitic infections remain among the most common infectious diseases worldwide. This study aimed to estimate their prevalence and provide a detailed analysis of geographical distribution of intestinal parasites in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro, considering demographic, socio-economic, and epidemiological contextual factors. Methods/Principal findings The cross-section survey was conducted among individuals attending the Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases (FIOCRUZ, RJ) during the period from April 2012 to February 2015. Stool samples were collected and processed by sedimentation, flotation, Kato-Katz, Baermann-Moraes and Graham methods, iron haematoxylin staining and safranin staining. Of the 3245 individuals analysed, 569 (17.5%) were infected with at least one parasite. The most common protozoa were Endolimax nana (28.8%), Entamoeba coli (14.8%), Complex Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar (13.5%), Blastocystis hominis (12.7%), and Giardia lamblia (8.1%). Strongyloides stercoralis (4.3%), Schistosoma mansoni (3.3%), Ascaris lumbricoides (1.6%), and hookworms (1.5%) were the most frequent helminths. There was a high frequency of contamination by protozoa (87%), and multiple infections were observed in 141 participants (24.8%). A positive association between age (young children) and gender (male) with intestinal parasites was observed. Geospatial distribution of the detected intestinal parasitic infections was not random or homogeneous, but was influenced by socioeconomic conditions (through the material deprivation index (MDI)). Participants classified in the highest levels of deprivation had higher risk of having intestinal parasites. Conclusions/Significance This study provides the first epidemiological information on the prevalence and distribution of intestinal parasitic infections in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area. Intestinal parasites, especially protozoa, are highly prevalent, indicating that parasitic infections are still a serious public health problem. MDI showed that intestinal parasites were strongly associated with the socioeconomic status of the population, thus making it possible to identify social vulnerable areas.pt
dc.language.isoengpt
dc.publisherPublic Library of Sciencept
dc.relationFCT POCTI (FEDER) and COMPETE (PEst-C/SAU/LA000172013-2014); www.fct.pt; MCS; - Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento CientõÂfico e TecnoloÂgico (CNPq); www.cnpq.br; CPF; - CEGOT group Cities, competitiveness and well-being (UID/GEO/04084/2013) funded by the Portuguese national funding agency for science, research and technology; www.fct.pt;pt
dc.rightsopenAccesspt
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt
dc.subject.meshAdolescentpt
dc.subject.meshAdultpt
dc.subject.meshAgedpt
dc.subject.meshAged, 80 and overpt
dc.subject.meshAnimalspt
dc.subject.meshBrazilpt
dc.subject.meshChildpt
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolpt
dc.subject.meshClinical Laboratory Techniquespt
dc.subject.meshCross-Sectional Studiespt
dc.subject.meshDemographypt
dc.subject.meshFecespt
dc.subject.meshFemalept
dc.subject.meshHumanspt
dc.subject.meshInfantpt
dc.subject.meshInfant, Newbornpt
dc.subject.meshIntestinal Diseases, Parasiticpt
dc.subject.meshMalept
dc.subject.meshMiddle Agedpt
dc.subject.meshParasitespt
dc.subject.meshPrevalencept
dc.subject.meshSpatial Analysispt
dc.subject.meshYoung Adultpt
dc.subject.meshSocioeconomic Factorspt
dc.subject.meshTopography, Medicalpt
dc.titleGeospatial distribution of intestinal parasitic infections in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and its association with social determinantspt
dc.typearticle-
degois.publication.firstPagee0005445pt
degois.publication.issue3pt
degois.publication.titlePLoS Neglected Tropical Diseasespt
dc.peerreviewedyespt
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pntd.0005445pt
degois.publication.volume11pt
dc.date.embargo2017-03-01*
uc.date.periodoEmbargo0pt
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item.cerifentitytypePublications-
item.languageiso639-1en-
item.openairetypearticle-
item.openairecristypehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_18cf-
item.fulltextCom Texto completo-
crisitem.author.researchunitCEGOT – Centre of Studies on Geography and Spatial Planning-
crisitem.author.researchunitCEGOT – Centre of Studies on Geography and Spatial Planning-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0002-2712-9643-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0002-7658-8475-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0003-4957-7831-
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