Prevalence,intensity of infection and risk factors of urinary schistosomiasis in preschool and school aged children in Guma Local Government Area,Nigeria

作     者：EU Amuta RS Houmsou 

作者机构：Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of Agriculture Makurdip.M.B 2373 MakurdiBenue StateNigeria. Department of Biological SciencesTaraba State UniversityJalingoP.M.B 1167 JalingoTaraba StateNigeria 

出 版 物：《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine》 (亚太热带医药杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2014年第7卷第1期

页      面：34-39页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100202[医学-儿科学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Hyperendemic Schistosomiasis Urine Prevalence Intensity Risk factor 

摘      要：Objective:To determine the prevalence and intensity of infection and the risk factors associated with urinary schistosomiasis in pre—school and school aged children in Cuma Local Government Area of Benue State,***:Urine filtration technique using polycarbonate membrane filters was employed to process urine specimens and to determine presence of Schistosoma haematobium eggs in *** were also administered to children to collect information on socio-demographic data and water-contact ***:An overall prevalence of 55.0%(165/300)was recorded out of the 300 urine samples *** of infection varied between 36.0%-64.0%with a significant difference(X^2=11.59,P=0.041)between the different communities *** were more infected(60.6%,103/170)than females(47.7%,62/130)with a significant difference(X^2=4.95,P=0.026).The age-related prevalence showed higher prevalence(70.5%,36/52)in the 11-15 year old children than that in the 1-5 year old ones(44.9%,53/118).A significant difference was observed in the prevalence between the age groups(X^2=10.56,P=0.014).The prevalence of light intensity of infection(1-49 eggs/10 mL of urine)(86.6%)was significantly higher than that of heavy intensity of infection(5=50 eggs/10 mL of urine)(13.3%)in the area(t=16.48,P=0.000).Water contact activities of the children revealed that children that were involved in irrigation and those that went swimming in water bodies were observed to be at higher risk of becoming infected with urinary schistosomiasis in the area with odd ratios(risk factors)of 2.756(1.334-5.693)and 2.366(1.131-4.948)respectively at P0.05 ***:The study revealed the hyperendemicily of urinary schistosomiasis in the preschool and school aged children in Guma Local Government *** is therefore recommended that praziquantel should be administered to children in the area and systematic epidemiological studies should be undertaken in the whole Local Government Ar