Parasitoses intestinais e saneamento básico no Brasil: estudo de revisão integrativa
Phelipe Austríaco Teixeira, Maria Fantinatti, Monique Pinto Gonçalves, Joziane Santos da Silva
Abstract
Technological development and disorderly urbanization have not forgiven man for diseases associated with poverty and poor sanitation, especially in developing countries such as Brazil. The objective of this study was to identify the literature produced on basic sanitation and intestinal parasites in Brazil, between 2007 and 2018. Methodology: integrative literature review, using the descriptors Parasitology and Basic Sanitation, in the Virtual Health and Intestinal Parasitosis Library, Sanitation and Brazil in the International Literature on Health Sciences. 29 studies were surveyed, of which 44.8% (13/29) were conducted in the Southeast. The main findings were: intestinal parasitoses are referred to as an important public health problem associated with poor sanitation; Ascaris lumbricoides was the most prevalent helminth in studies with human samples; Health education was reported as an inseparable element of sanitation in reducing the prevalence of enteroparasitic diseases. Intestinal parasitoses still remain a public health problem in Brazil, which highlights the need for improvements in sanitation, especially in areas with greater social and health vulnerability.