Millar Patricia Riddell, Moura Fernanda Loureiro de, Bastos Otílio Machado Pereira, Mattos Danuza Pinheiro Bastos Garcia de, Fonseca Ana Beatriz Monteiro, Sudré Adriana Pittella, Leles Daniela, Amendoeira Maria Regina Reis
Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Departamento de Estatística, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2014 Sep-Oct;56(5):433-8. doi: 10.1590/s0036-46652014000500011.
The present study conducted a toxoplasmosis-related knowledge level survey with 400 pregnant and puerperal women attended in public health units in the municipality of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro. Only 111 (27.8%) women claimed to know about the disease. Most of them (n = 289; 72.2%) had never heard about toxoplasmosis nor knew how to prevent the infection by Toxoplasma gondii. A significant difference (p = 0.013) regarding the presence of anti-T. gondii IgG was observed between women who claimed to know about the disease and those who had never heard about it. These results highlight the importance of a systematic serological screening process for toxoplasmosis, as well as the importance of primary prevention by accurate information during prenatal care, an important Public Health action to be implemented.
本研究对里约热内卢尼泰罗伊市公共卫生单位接待的400名孕产妇进行了弓形虫病相关知识水平调查。只有111名（27.8%）女性声称了解该疾病。其中大多数（n = 289；72.2%）从未听说过弓形虫病，也不知道如何预防刚地弓形虫感染。在声称了解该疾病的女性和从未听说过该疾病的女性之间，观察到抗弓形虫IgG存在显著差异（p = 0.013）。这些结果凸显了对弓形虫病进行系统血清学筛查的重要性，以及在产前护理期间通过准确信息进行一级预防的重要性，这是一项有待实施的重要公共卫生行动。
