Control of intestinal helminths in schoolchildren in Low-Napo, Ecuador: impact of a two-year chemotherapy program

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Asociacion de Promotores de Salud Sandi Yura, Coca, Ecuador¹  San Sebastián, Miguel¹  Santi, Santiago¹  Instituto de Epidemiología y Salud Comunitaria Manuel Amunarriz, Coca, Ecuador¹ 

关键词: Intestinal helminths;    Control;    Schoolchildren;    Ecuador;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822000000100010

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

A school-based control program of intestinal helminths was undertaken among schoolchildren in the Low-Napo region, north-eastern Ecuador. Forty-eight percent of children were infected with one or more helminths at the first examination. The prevalence at the baseline was Ascaris 33.2% followed by hookworm 24.1% and Trichuris 6.5%. Sex was found to be a significant factor influencing the prevalence of hookworm and Trichuris. Prevalence was compared 9 months and 18 months after treatment. After 9 months, Ascaris and Trichuris prevalence had decreased but not hookworm. All of them increased after 18 months. The findings suggest that only a course of mebendazol had a minor effect on the control of helminth infections.

【 授权许可】

Unknown