Risk factors for asthma in a helminth endemic area in bahia, Brazil

dc.creatorCardoso, Luciana Santos
dc.creatorCosta, Daniela Menezes
dc.creatorAlmeida, Maria Cecília F
dc.creatorSouza, Robson da Paixão de
dc.creatorCarvalho Filho, Edgar Marcelino
dc.creatorAraujo, Maria Ilma Andrade Santos
dc.creatorOliveira, Ricardo Riccio
dc.date2018-07-10T14:00:29Z
dc.date2018-07-10T14:00:29Z
dc.date2012
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T22:54:51Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T22:54:51Z
dc.identifierCARDOSO, L. S. et al. Risk factors for asthma in a helminth endemic area in bahia, Brazil. Journal of Parasitology Research, Art ID 796820, 2012.
dc.identifier2090-0023
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/27397
dc.identifier10.1155/2012/796820
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8884690
dc.descriptionCarvalho Filho, Edgar Marcelino de; Oliveira, Ricardo Riccio. “Documento produzido em parceria ou por autor vinculado à Fiocruz, mas não consta à informação no documento”.
dc.descriptionProtective factors associated with atopy or asthma in rural areas include socioeconomic level, overcrowding, and helminth infection. However, little epidemiological information was originated from schistosomiasis areas. This study aimed to investigate factors associated with asthma in a schistosomiasis endemic area. A questionnaire was used to obtain information on demographics, socioeconomic, and environmental features. The ISAAC questionnaire was used to identify individuals with asthma. Parasitological exam was done in all participants and skin prick test to aeroallergens in all asthmatics. Prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni infection was 57.4% and Ascaris lumbricoides, 30.8%. Asthma was found in 13.1% of the population, and 35.1% of them had a positive SPT. Active and passive smoking was positively associated with asthma, whereas A. lumbricoides was negatively associated. In a schistosomiasis hyperendemic region, current infection with A. lumbricoides is protective against asthma. However, we cannot rule out the involvement of S. mansoni infection in this process.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherHindawi Publishing Corporation
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectAsma
dc.subjectFatores de risco
dc.subjectÁreas rurais
dc.subjectInfecções por helmintos
dc.subjectSchistosoma mansoni
dc.subjectBrasil
dc.subjectAsthma
dc.subjectRisk Factors
dc.subjectRural areas
dc.subjectHelminth infection
dc.subjectSchistosoma mansoni
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.titleRisk factors for asthma in a helminth endemic area in bahia, Brazil
dc.typeArticle


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