Redução da incidência de parasitoses na população da Equipe Rio do Prado, MG

Abstract

The intestinal parasitosis are important global public health problem, affecting mainly economically and socially disadvantaged populations, especially in underdeveloped and developing countries, where they are endemic.The county of Rio do Prado, located in the Vale do Jequitinhonha, MG, region known by the poverty of its population, presents enteroparasitas infections rates much higher than those found in the literature, occasioning great negative impact on the health of the population, especially children. Stool examinations results analyzed by health team in the year 2013 showed incidence greater than 90%, and infection with more than one parasite at the same time. Then came the need to intervene in a systematic way in order to change this reality. According to the results of examination of faeces reviewed by health team in the year 2013, such incidence is greater than 90%, occurring with frequency more than a parasite infection at the same time. It was noted the need to increase the population's access to information, through the health team, improving sanitation and the water treatment in the city and make the drug treatment of intestinal parasitosis more efficient and accessible to the entire population. This intervention project was created to raise awareness of the health team, municipal leaders and the general population about the urgency of changing the current panorama in the county and provide tools to prevent, control the parasitic diseases.