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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Schistosoma haematobium: a neglected common parasitic disease of childhood in Nigeria. Incidence and intensity of infection
Acta Pædiatrica, Volume 81, No. 8, Year 1992
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Description
A prospective and cross‐sectional study was carried out in various communities in Kwara State, Nigeria, to access the status and implications of urinary schistosomiasis among schoolchildren. Of 425 pupils examined in nine communities, 193 (45.4%) were infected. Infection rates for boys (44.7%) and girls (47.9%) were not significantly different (p > 0.5). Children between 11 and 13 years of age had the highest incidence rates (33.6%). However, the percentage of children (25.9%) excreting at least 1000 eggs per 10 ml of urine sample during their first decade of life was significantly higher (p < 0.01) than for older pupils. The health implications of schistosomiasis acquired early in life, as in this study, are highlighted in the discussion. Copyright © 1992, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
Authors & Co-Authors
Bello, A. B.
Nigeria, Lagos
University Hospital
Edungbola, LD
Unknown Affiliation
Statistics
Citations: 29
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1651-2227.1992.tb12309.x
ISSN:
08035253
e-ISSN:
16512227
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Nigeria
Participants Gender
Male
Female