PMID: 2103641Aug 1, 1990Paper

Socioeconomic aspects of subjects with imported malaria in the metropolitan area of São Paulo, Brazil. I. Characterization of the population and knowledge about the disease

Revista de saúde pública
M J AlvesJ C de Andrade

Abstract

With a view to discovering the social and economic characteristics of people from endemic malarial areas of Brazil, 566 suspected malaria cases were studied at the S. Paulo City Metropolitan Region Malaria Laboratory. Data were obtained by means of the application of standardized questionnaires over the period from November 1986 to June 1987 to individuals with as history of transit to Brazil's endemic malarial region. Of the population studied, 345 (61.0%) lived in the endemic area; 479 (84.6%) were males, 513 (90.7%) were between 15 and 55 years old and 307 (54.2%) presented positive plasmodium haemoscopia. The analysis by educational level indicated that 486 (85.9%) had primary or secondary education; 109 (19.3%) worked in mineral extraction; 74 (13.2%) were farmers, and 46 (8.1%) were related to terrestrial transportation activities. With respect, to knowledge of the disease, 384 (67.8%) had at least 1 bout of malaria before and 491 (86.8%) associated the disease with the presence of the vector. Of the 221 residents in S. Paulo, 207 (93.7%), as well as 336 (97.4%) of those residing in the endemic area already know of the risks of infection prior to travelling through the area of transmission. The interval between the first ...Continue Reading

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Jul 1, 1987·Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical·D M WanderleyM J Alves
Feb 1, 1985·Revista de saúde pública·D M WanderleyA P Dutra

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Jul 6, 2000·Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical·M J AlvesS S de Souza
Jun 11, 2014·Parasites & Vectors·Narayani Prasad KarNutan Nanda
Oct 16, 2015·Malaria Journal·Camila LorenzFrancisco Chiaravalloti-Neto
Mar 26, 2004·Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical·Maria José Chinelatto Pinheiro AlvesMaria Rita Donalisio
Jun 1, 1994·Revista de saúde pública·D M WanderleyJ C de Andrade

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