Abstract
Objective: to verify the prevalence of intestinal parasitosis and its relationship with the anemia and nutritional status of the ariri riverside community, in Macapá, Amapá. Methods: Cross-sectional study through direct and Hoffman coprological examinations, structured questionnaire, and blood collection for blood count analysis and ferritin dosage. Data were collected from 136 residents of the Ariri riverside community, Macapá municipality, Amapá. Results: They showed that 65 individuals had hematimetric indexes suggestive of anemia, a prevalence of 47.8%, of these, 75.4% (49/65) are children and adolescents and only 24.6% (16/65) over 18 years. years. Regarding the body mass index (BMI) values of anemic individuals, it was observed that 55.38% (36/65) were underweight, of these, 91.66% (33/36) were children and adolescents. aged 0 to 15 years. The results showed a parasitic positivity of 95.6% (130/136), with polyparasitism 59.6% (81/136) prevailing over monoparasitism 36% (49/136). For protozoa the prevalence observed was 89% (121/136), and for helminths 6.6% (09/136). Conclusion: Based on the results, there is a high prevalence of human intestinal parasites in the studied community, as well as a high prevalence of anemic and underweight children.