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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Assessment of voiding function in inhabitants infected with schistosoma haematobium
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, Volume 57, No. 4, Article fmq027, Year 2011
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Description
Voiding function of Schistosoma haematobium infected students was evaluated in 45 schoolboys in Kwale district, Coast province, Kenya, using a questionnaire and uroflowmetry. Sixty-eight schoolboys who were S. haematobium negative were also examined. Symptoms related to the lower urinary tract were qualitatively assessed using the International Prostate Symptoms Score (I-PSS) questionnaire. The I-PSS showed that S. haematobium infected boys felt the need to strain to urinate and post voiding some urine still remained. To examine the disturbances revealed by I-PSS quantitatively, voiding was assessed by a portable uroflowmeter and a bladder scanner. Unexpectedly, no significant residual urine post voiding and no decline in urine flow rates were found in S. haematobium infected boys. However, volume-corrected maximum and average flow rates in S. haematobium infected boys were higher than in those not infected. These results suggest that cystitis associated with S. haematobium infection causes irritation and hypercontraction of the bladder. © The Author [2010].
Authors & Co-Authors
Watanabe, Kanji
Japan, Nagasaki
Nagasaki University
Muhoho, Ngethe D.
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Mutua, Wilfred R.
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Kiliku, Francis M.
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Awazawa, Toshiki
Japan, Nagasaki
Nagasaki University
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Moji, Kazuhiko
Japan, Nagasaki
Nagasaki University
Japan, Kyoto
National Institutes for the Humanities, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
Aoki, Yoshiaki
Japan, Nagasaki
Nagasaki University
Statistics
Citations: 15
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/tropej/fmq027
ISSN:
01426338
e-ISSN:
14653664
Study Locations
Kenya
Participants Gender
Male