PREVALENCE OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS AMONG THE SCHOOL PUPILS ATTENDING COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOLS EBUTE-IGBOORO, YEWA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF OGUN STATE, NIGERIA.

Adewole, Adekanmi and faparusi, Foluso and Fantola, Fatimah PREVALENCE OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS AMONG THE SCHOOL PUPILS ATTENDING COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOLS EBUTE-IGBOORO, YEWA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF OGUN STATE, NIGERIA. In: National Conference of School of Pure and Applied Sciences and Communication & Information Technology (SPASCIT), 4th – 7th December, 2017, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro.

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Abstract

Urinary schistosomiasis is one of the public health problem facing developing countries with school age children at greater risk. The study was aimed at assessing prevalence of Schistosomiasis among pupils of Local Authority and St. Johns’ Primary schools in Ebute-Igbooro. A total of 384 pupils were selected by simple random sampling method from each school. Questionnaire was used to collect data on socio demographic characteristics, water contact habit and the history of the infections among the students. Urinary examinations were carried out using RDT kit (DUS 10 and URO-DIP 10) and the microscopic examination was done to detect and estimate the number of eggs in the infected Pupils. The statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 16.0. The result indicated that 34.5% of the students examined were confirmed both by microscopical examination and RDT kit while 38% were positive with RDT kit alone and 34.6% were positive for microscopic examination alone. The water contact practices which exposes the pupils to infection is very high (66.1%) and the prevalence of the infection is higher in male pupils (70.30%) than in female. It was concluded that infection is endemic in the community and constant contacts with Yewa River regularly exposing them to the infection and re-infection. Therefore adequate provision of safe drinking water in the community is necessary and effort should be made to prevent the infection through integrated control methods like the vector eradication.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Chemistry
Depositing User:	Mr Taiwo Egbeyemi
Date Deposited:	30 May 2020 12:48
Last Modified:	30 May 2020 12:48
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/139

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