AMBIENTE, HÁBITOS ALIMENTARES E QUALIDADE DE VIDA DE PACIENTES COM DIAGNÓSTICO DE NEUROCISTICERCOSE EPILÉPTICA.

Abstract

The complex teníase-cisticercose/neurocisticercose the condition is caused by central nervous system infection by Cysticercus cellulosae, the larval form of Taenia solium. She is probably the main reason for high prevalence of epilepsy in Brazil and has endemic. The objectives of this study were to analyze the environmental conditions, habits and quality of life of patients with neurocysticercosis, check the features of the crises in terms of environmental conditions, dietary habits, origin of patients and quality of life according to the characteristics of the habits of age, sex and origin of the patients. Thus, we selected 102 patients with neurocysticercosis and epilepsy assessed by three instruments: Epidemiological Questionnaire; Economic Classification Criteria and Quality of Life Questionnaire. According to the results obtained, there was a predominance of females, the level of education ranging from elementary school and the average age of 16 to 68 years of age, coming, mostly in urban areas and Class D besides having basic sanitation (79.6%). However, (69.8%) usually consumed water from other sources (74.8%) of them are eating pork, and, of respondents (62.1%) preparing raw meat (4.8% ) or undercooked (44.7%) reported intake of raw vegetables (62.1%) and almost all make a meal out of the house. In the mean age of onset of epileptic seizures, diet related, those who had ingestion of raw age of onset of seizures significantly lower (p = 0.006) than those who do not consume raw meat. However, when analyzing the domains of WHOQOLBREF, it was found that the most affected was the environmental domain (43.65%), while the physical domain had the highest average score (53.03%). Regarding the analysis of quality of life compared to the habits of life, it was noted that none of the variables contributed significantly to improving the quality of life of patients. It is suggested that urgent actions are taken because of the need for prophylactic measures which may occur through programs of Public Health.