High prevalence of enteroparasites in children from Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites and possible associated factors. Method: Cross-sectional epidemiological study of 962 children (3-12-years) from an area within the scope of a basic health unit in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. Data were collected by home interviews and three-sample stool analysis and evaluated with the chi-square and Fisher's exact tests (p

摘要 研究目的：明确肠道寄生虫感染率及其潜在相关影响因素。研究方法：针对巴西圣保罗州里贝朗普雷图市某基层卫生单元覆盖区域内的962名3至12岁儿童开展横断面流行病学研究。研究数据通过家庭访谈与三份粪便样本检测收集，并采用卡方检验与费希尔精确检验进行统计学分析（p