Abstract
The prevalence of urogenital schistosomiasis, intestinal parasitosis and their co-infection was carried out among the school age children in Adim Community from August to November, 2015. Urine and stool samples were collected from each of the subjects selected by simple random sampling method and processed using standard bacteriological and parasitological techniques. Of the 200 subjects examined, 42(21%) were infected with Schistosoma haematobium, 88(44%) with intestinal parasites and 21(10.5%) were co-infected. Subjects aged 5-10 years had the highest prevalence of infection (30%) with S. haematobium, while subjects’ aged16-20 years had the highest prevalence of infection (80%) with intestinal parasites. The difference was statistically significant (p=0.001). Males recorded the highest prevalence of infection (30%) with S. haematobium, for intestinal parasites (50%) and for coinfection (15%) while females had (17.1%), (41.4%) and (8.5%) respectively and the difference was statistically significant (p=0.001). Hookworm (45.5%) had the highest frequency among the helminthes while Entamoeba histolytica (4.6%) was the only protozoan detected. This work confirmed a high prevalence of urogenital schistosomiasis, intestinal parasitosis and their co-infection among the school age children in Adim community.
Highlights
Intestinal parasitic diseases and urogenital schistosomiasis keep on constituting a noteworthy general wellbeing and formative test among the school-matured youngsters in Nigeria
Table 1 shows the prevalence of urogenital schistosomiasis and intestinal parasites according to the age group of subjects examined
Children aged 510 years had the highest prevalence of S. haematobium infection (30%) while subjects aged [16-20] years recorded the least infection rate (0%) and the difference was statistically significant (X2 = 31.2,2, p=0.001)
Summary
These contaminations have been represented as infections of neediness and underdevelopment since they have been connected to the absence of satisfactory unhygienic condition, provision of safe water and of uncalled for individual cleanliness (WHO, 2002a). These parasitic sicknesses deny the destitute individuals of good wellbeing, adding to financial insecurity and social minimization; and the needy individuals of immature countries encounter a cycle where under nourishment and rehashed contaminations prompt to a high bleakness from era to generation. This study was at determining the prevalence of urogenital schistosomiasis and intestinal parasitosis and coinfection among the subjects in Adim community in Cross River State, Nigeria
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