Prevalence of helmintic infections in Brazilian Maxakali indigenous: a repeated cross-sectional design.

Maria Beatriz Pena E Silva Leite NacifeLiliane Maria Vidal SiqueiraKeila Furbino BarbosaValeska Natiely ViannaCássio Zumerle MasioliJaime Costa da SilvaFábio ZickerPaulo Marcos Zech CoelhoNaftale KatzGeorge Luiz Lins Machado-Coelho

Published in: International journal for equity in health (2024)

The comparison of the parasitological surveys conducted in 1972 and 2014, indicates that the indigenous Maxakali remained neglected by the health and indigenous protection authorities during these four decades. The infection rate observed in 2014 for schistosomiasis and hookworm remains high, considering the current epidemiological view of these diseases in the Brazilian population.

Keyphrases

cross sectional
public health
healthcare
risk factors
mental health
health information