Condições sanitárias em escolas públicas de Pernambuco e sua relação com a Chlamydia trachomatis

Abstract

Trachoma is a recurrent chronic bacterial keratoconjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis (serotypes A, B, Ba and C) and usually affects children between one and ten years of age. The World Health Organization considers trachoma as a neglected disease, where Brazil is an endemic country for the development of this disease. This research had the objective of analyzing the sanitary conditions of primary schools in the Pernambuco municipalities prior to the prevention of Trachoma in accordance with the Program for Facing Neglected Diseases (SANAR) of the State Department of Health of Pernambuco, in addition to describing how the conditions are related to the incidence of neglected diseases, to diagnose the main causes of the spread of trachoma in schools and to compare sanitary conditions in rural and urban schools in the selected municipalities. The research was of a quantitative nature, based on a descriptive approach, in which a bibliographic survey and an analysis of the data of the Health Department survey were carried out, where graphs were generated on the sanitary conditions of schools in the urban and rural environment. It was verified that the great environmental problems of the municipalities of Pernambuco that contribute to the propagation of trachoma are lack of water in schools, garbage accumulation and incorrect disposal of effluents. Finally, it is concluded that schools located in the rural areas of the priority municipalities of Pernambuco are more affected by trachoma because they are more vulnerable to environmental problems and are not served by basic and efficient health services.