Abstract
Objective: The objective of this study is to conduct a survey about the risk factors and possible causes of schistosomiasis in the Ribeirinha population, living on the banks of Fazenda Canas Creek in the city of Itapicurú-Bahia. Method: In this context, the research employed in the present study is a field research, having a quantitative character, because it is sought to find out how many interviewees already infected with S. mansoni, so it was necessary to perform an exploratory and explanatory research. Results: As can be seen, 18% of the population belong to the male sex, representing 36.0% of the population, while 32% are female, equivalent to 64.0% of the respondents. Of the 24.0%, twelve people are under 20; 8,0% four people are in the age group of 20 (twenty) to 30 (thirty) years, and 60,0% are thirty and four people of 30 or more years of age, being verified that the population researched is composed by the majority absolute of adults. When asked whether the respondent or his family had a bath, had already taken or washed clothes in the creek, 98.0% answered "YES", while 2.0%, only one person answered "NO". Conclusion: All these findings show the need for a health education focused on the prevention of schistosomiasis, considering the number of cases in the Ribeirinha population living on the banks of the Canas Creek, considering the severity of the disease.