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Predicting frequency distribution and influence of sociodemographic and behavioral risk factors of Schistosoma mansoni infection and analysis of co-infection with intestinal parasites

2015; PAGEPress (Italy); Volume: 10; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4081/gh.2015.303

1970-7096

Carla Virgínia Vieira Rollemberg, Marília M.B.L. Silva, Karla Caroline Vieira Rollemberg, Fábio R. Amorim, Nayanna M.N. Lessa, Marcos Daniel Seabra Santos, Acacia Maria Barros Souza, Enaldo Vieira de Melo, Roque Pacheco de Almeida, Ângela Silva, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck, Mário A. Santos, José Antônio Pacheco de Almeida, Amélia Ribeiro de Jesus,

Child Nutrition and Water Access

Geospatial analysis was used to study the epidemiology of <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em>, intestinal parasites and co-infections in an area (Ilha das Flores) in Sergipe, Brazil. We collected individually georeferenced sociodemographic, behavioral and parasitological data from 500 subjects, analyzed them by conventional statistics, and produced risk maps by Kernel estimation. The prevalence rates found were: <em>S. mansoni</em> (24.0%), <em>Trichuris trichiura</em> (54.8%), <em>Ascaris lumbricoides</em> (49.2%), Hookworm (17.6%) and <em>Entamoeba histolytica</em> (7.0%). Only 59/500 (11.8%) individuals did not present any of these infections, whereas 279/500 (55.8%) were simultaneously infected by three or more parasites. We observed associations between <em>S. mansoni</em> infection and various variables such as male gender, being rice farmer or fisherman, low educational level, low income, water contact and drinking untreated water. The Kernel estimator indicated that high-risk areas coincide with the poorest regions of the villages as well as with the part of the villages without an adequate sewage system. We also noted associations between both <em>A. lumbricoides</em> and hookworm infections with low education and low income. <em>A. lumbricoides</em> infection and <em>T. trichiura</em> infection were both associated with drinking untreated water and residential open-air sewage. These findings call for an integrated approach to effectively control multiple parasitic infections.