Inquérito parasitológico em uma comunidade quilombola de Alagoas

Abstract

Intestinal parasitic infections are commonly found in humans and cause various damages to their health, impairing their cognitive function, among other conditions, the most common being: malabsorption of nutrients and diarrhea (Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica), intestinal obstruction (Ascaris lumbricoides), iron deficiency anemia (hookworms) and malnutrition (Trichuris trichiura and Ascaris lumbricoides). It particularly affects regions that survive under precarious living conditions, such as the quilombola communities in Alagoas, where many of them lack basic sanitation, correct hygiene practices, instructions and information, making it necessary to implement actions, through educational measures. In health that intervene in order to prevent the appearance of diseases caused by intestinal parasites. In this context, the objective of the work is to survey on intestinal parasitic infections in the quilombo community of Sítio Balde, located in Inhapi/AL based on a study carried out in the region, contributing to improvements in the quality of life of the quilombola community Sítio Balde, through the initiation of educational campaigns that highlight the risks and the prevention of parasitic diseases. Methodologically, a bibliographic research was carried out and, later, a field research, linked to the Extension Project with helminths and quilombolas, from the Federal University of Alagoas, in the quilombola community of Sítio Balde/AL. Forty- eight adults, residents of the community, underwent parasitological examinatios using the Hoffman, Pons and Janer technique. With a higher rate of infection in females (56), lates males (44%). Highligting the existence of instestinal parasites among the research participants, the highest prevalence of infected residents was Entamoeba coli cyst (48%), then Entamoeba histolytica/dispar cyst (33%) and sharing the same result, Ancylostoma duodenale egg, Enterobius vermiculares egg, Giardia lamblia cyst, Trichuris trichiura eggs, totaling a rate of (19%).