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0959/2012 - Infection diseases in Brazilian child preschool attending public daycare centers
Doenças infecciosas em crianças pré-escolares brasileiras assistidas em creches

Author:

• Dixis Figueroa Pedraza - Pedraza, D.F - Campina Grande, PB - Universidade Estadual da Paraíba - <dixisfigueroa@gmail.com>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5394-828X

Co-author(s):

• Daiane de Queiroz - Queiroz, D - Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Campina Grande/Paraíba - <daiane.qz@gmail.com>
• Márcia Cristina Sales - Sales, M.C. - Natal, RN - Universidade Estadual da Paraíba - <cristina.salles@yahoo.com.br>

Thematic Area:

Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente

Abstract:

Objective: To analyze the prevalence and factors associated with development of infectious diseases that affect children in daycare centers: respiratory infections, diarrheal disease and parasitic infections. Sources of data: There was conducted a bibliographic research in databases MEDLINE, LILACS and SciELO, being included observational studies. Summary of the findings: It was identified 129 studies, of which 21 were considered relevant to this study: two longitudinal and 19 transversal studies. The systematization of the studies reviewed highlights: i) the presence of intestinal parasites was the main outcome analyzed, followed by respiratory infections; ii) only one study investigated the occurrence of diarrheal disease; iii) the Giardia lamblia was the most prevalent parasitosis, iv) the variables that most often were associated with the development of intestinal parasitosis were child age, family income and maternal education; v) the attendance at daycare centers was a risk factor for intestinal parasites and respiratory infections. Conclusions: Respiratory and parasitic infections are major problems in institutionalized children in daycare centers whose reduction cuts goes through a complex web of socioeconomic, sanitation and infrastructure of daycare centers.

Keywords:

Infection Child Child Day Care Centers

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Pedraza, D.F, Queiroz, D, Sales, M.C.. Infection diseases in Brazilian child preschool attending public daycare centers. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2012/Jun). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/infection-diseases-in-brazilian-child-preschool-attending-public-daycare-centers/10462?id=10462&id=10462



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