Hygiene habits and carriers in families with a child who has had typhoid fever.
Rev Saude Publica
; 26(2): 75-81, 1992 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-1307431
ABSTRACT
PIP: The relationship between asymptomatic shedding of bacterial enteropathogens and the hygiene habits of families who have had a child with typhoid fever (TF) are investigated. The sample was made up of 80 families: 40 in which 1 child had had TF (group A) and 40 in which no children or either of the parents had had a history of TF (group B). In each group, 20 families belonged to a low socioeconomic status (SES) and 20 to a high SES. A structured interview was used to evaluate the SES and hygiene habits of the child; observations were made to measure the hygiene habits of the family (toilet, kitchen, and food preparation) and bacteriological studies (fecal samples and handmarkers). Results show that carriers were more frequent in group A than in group B. The bacterial species found were significantly more numerous in group A than in group B (fecal samples: E. coli, the classic serotypes, Shigella ssp, and handmarkers: E. coli). Families of group A had higher carriage rates than those of group B. Finally, there exists a significantly higher association between inadequate hygiene habits and carrier families. These results show the need to teach specific habits of proper hygiene to the entire population, because of the fact of belonging to the high SES does not itself preclude inadequate hygiene habits. (author's)
Palavras-chave
Americas; Bacterial And Fungal Diseases--transmission; Chile; Control Groups; Data Analysis; Developing Countries; Diseases; Economic Factors; Examinations And Diagnoses; Health; Hygiene; Incidence; Infections; Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses; Latin America; Measurement; Public Health; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; South America
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Febre Tifoide
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Família
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Portador Sadio
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Higiene
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Saude Publica
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Brasil