Prevalência, comportamentos de risco e níveis de informação sobre a esquistossomose urinária em escolares da Área de Saúde 1º de Junho, na Cidade de Maputo, Moçambique

Cadernos de Saúde Pública

Lorna Gujral¹  Rui Gama Vaz¹ 

[1] ,Ministério da Saúde Nacional de Saúde de Moçambique Maputo,Moçambique

关键词: Schistosomiasis Haematobia;    Prevalence;    Risk Behavior;    Schools;    Mozambique;    Esquistossomose Haematobia;    Prevalência;    Comportamento de Risco;    Escolas;    Moçambique;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X2000000100005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

To assess the prevalence and identify levels of information and risk behavior associated with vesical schistosomiasis, a cross-sectional study was conducted in October-November 1996, involving students from 3 primary schools in the Primeiro de Junho health district in Maputo, Mozambique. Epidemiological interviews and urine samples were taken from 434 male and female students from grades 2 through 5, randomly selected. Estimated prevalence was 11.3% (49/434). Highest prevalence was in the age group 15 years old, and the highest intensity of infection among the 10-14-year age group, with 204 eggs/10 ml urine. Approximately 18.9% had heard of schistosomiasis, and of these, only 19.5% (16/82) knew how the disease is manifested. Approximately 50% of the students reported frequent water contacts with potential sources of schistosomiasis. The study shows that vesical schistosomiasis is a public health problem among students in this health district.

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