Table 2.

Variables to be gathered for registering homes and individuals participating in the study.

Field of information	Description	Epidemiological relevance
Municipality	Identification for simultaneous surveys in several municipalities.	Study territory
Locality	Identification of official and unofficial geographical territories.	Identification of areas covered by the Family Health Strategy, Community Health Agent Program, or Endemic Disease Agent Program.
Home number	Specific identification for each home participating.	Registration for mapping the area.
Number of receptacles handed out	Quantity of collecting receptacles handed out to participants.	Analysis to estimate prevalences and sample losses.
Name	Identification of study participants by name.	Preparation of parasitological reports.
Date of birth	Identification of participants’ ages.	Data for analyses according to age group, descriptive statistics, and other analysis models.
Sex	Male or female	Data for analysis according to sex, descriptive statistics, and other analysis models.
Sample number	Registration of the epidemiological sample to be analyzed.	Coding in the database.