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Prevalence of Schistosoma haematobium and Intestinal Helminth Infections among Nigerian School Children

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DIAGNOSTICS
卷 13, 期 4, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13040759

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Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosoma haematobium; soil-transmitted helminths; neglected tropical diseases; Kato-Katz; Nigeria

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This study found that schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases are still endemic in Osun State, Nigeria, with a low prevalence and light infection intensity. Urinary infection was the most common, with higher prevalence in children over 10 years old. There were no significant associations between gender and age and urogenital or intestinal parasites.
Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) are two parasitic diseases mainly affecting school children. The purpose of this study was to estimate the current prevalence and infection intensity, in addition to the associations of these infections with age and sex, in children aged 4-17 years living in Osun State, Nigeria. From each participant (250 children), one urine and one stool sample were taken for the study, for the microscopic detection of eggs or larvae in faeces by means of the Kato-Katz method and eggs in filtrated urine. The overall prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis was 15.20%, with light infection. The intestinal helminthic species identified (and their prevalence) were S. stercoralis (10.80%), S. mansoni (8%), A. lumbricoides (7.20%), hookworm (1.20%), and T. trichiura (0.4%), all of them being classified as light infections. Single infections (67.95%) are more frequent than multiple infections (32.05%). With this study, schistosomiasis and STH are still endemic in Osun State, but with a light to moderate prevalence and light infection intensity. Urinary infection was the most prevalent, with higher prevalence in children over 10 years. The >10 years age group had the highest prevalence for all of the intestinal helminths. There were no statistically significant associations between gender and age and urogenital or intestinal parasites.

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