| Summary: | The intestinal parasitoses present as one of the main public health problems, thus correlating a close
relationship with socio-demographic and environmental factors, such as: precarious socioeconomic conditions,
consumption of contaminated water, nutritional status of individuals and others. The study aimed to evaluate the
frequency of intestinal parasites and epidemiological aspects of the users involved in the research. As a result, there
were 868 positive cases, with a higher prevalence of Endolimax nana protozoa (43.11%), Giardia lamblia (18.96%),
Entamoeba histolytica / dispar (17.93%), Entamoeba coli (0.31%), Ascaris lumbricoides (0.31%), Strongyloides stercoralis
(0.31%), and Schistosoma spp. Were also observed in the presence of eggs of Ancylostomatidae (0.52%) and Iodamoeba
butshlii Mansoni (0.21%), Hymenolepis nana (0.21%) and Enterobius vermicularis (0.10%). Noting that the results show
significant contamination of the population and the importance of having a better health education.
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