Systematic review of incidence and risk factors associated with intestinal parasites in children in Brazil
International Journal of Development Research
Systematic review of incidence and risk factors associated with intestinal parasites in children in Brazil
Received 10th May, 2021; Received in revised form 19th June, 2021; Accepted 17th July, 2021; Published online 29th August, 2021
Copyright © 2021, Johny Adrian Rodrigues Nascimento Oliveira et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Introduction: Intestinal parasites are a serious public health problem in Brazil and worldwide. the main factors associated with parasitic infections in children are the lack of basic sanitation and food hygiene, the incidence is higher in underdeveloped countries, and socioeconomic status is one of the main causes and may be associated with other various determinants. Materials and Methods: This is a systematic review of the incidence and risk factors associated with intestinal parasites in children in Brazil and a survey of the main parasitic infections that cause infection in children. Using as selection criteria articles in Portuguese, English and Spanish from 2010 to 2020 in Google Scholar, SciELO, PubMed databases. Results: The age of the children was associated with the occurrence of parasitosis, the knowledge of parents about intestinal parasites was also associated with the incidence. The lack of basic sanitation and socioeconomic conditions proved to be one of the main factors for the incidence of intestinal parasites in children. Conclusion: Therefore, more efficient control measures should be proposed for the population, especially parents, taking into account the main associated factors, as a way to reduce the incidence of these parasitic infections in children.
