Abstract
A comparative study of the availability or absence of latrines and potable water as they affect the prevalence of geohelminth infestation was studied in Benue State, using the rural area of Etulo and urban town of Makurdi. Stool samples were obtained from 1,518 people in Etulo with questionnaires on the use of potable water and 1,433 people in Makurdi metropolis with similar questionnaires. Using simple nigrosin blue concentration method and microscopy, 1,230 (81%) of the people in Etulo were observed to have been infested with one nematode or the other as against 685 (47%) of the people of Makurdi metropolis (p0.05). On the contrary, infection by age groups in Makurdi showed higher prevalence among the school children (70%) than among the volunteer adults (29%), with a significant difference in their percentages of infections (P
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