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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Genitourinary schistosomiasis among pre-primary schoolchildren in a rural community within the Cross River Basin, Nigeria
Journal of Helminthology, Volume 81, No. 4, Year 2007
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In Africa, most schistosomiasis control programmes defined the age 5-19 years as the target population for nationwide control through the school systems, excluding the under fives. A study was therefore undertaken to determine the prevalence and intensity of genitourinary schistosomiasis in children aged 0-5 years (pre-primary) in Adim, a rural and endemic community within the Cross River Basin, Nigeria. Of the 126 children examined, 25 (19.8%) were infected with Schistosoma haematobium, with no significant difference (P > 0.05) in infection rates between boys (21.1%) and girls (18.2%). Both prevalence and intensity of infection increased significantly (P < 0.05) with age. The overall geometric mean egg count was 5.9 eggs/10 ml urine. There was no significant association (P > 0.05) between intensity in boys (6.2 eggs/10 ml urine) and girls (5.6 eggs/10 ml urine). A total of 32.5 and 27.8% of the children had haematuria and proteinuria, respectively; it was not gender specific (P > 0.05). Six species of snail were encountered, with Bulinus globosus being the most abundant and widespread. The results of this study have shown that pre-primary schoolchildren are a source of transmission of schistosomiasis in endemic communities and should be integrated into any control intervention. © 2007 Cambridge University Press.
Authors & Co-Authors
Opara, Kenneth Nnamdi
Nigeria, Uyo
University of Uyo
Udoidung, Nsima Ibanga G.
Nigeria, Uyo
University of Uyo
Ukpong, Inibehe George
Nigeria, Calabar
Cross River University of Technology, Calabar
Statistics
Citations: 60
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S0022149X07853521
ISSN:
0022149X
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Nigeria
Participants Gender
Male
Female