NDLI: Prevalence of Urinary Schistosomiasis among Primary School Pupils in Kofa Primary School, Tafa Local Government, Niger State, Nigeria

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Prevalence of Urinary Schistosomiasis among Primary School Pupils in Kofa Primary School, Tafa Local Government, Niger State, Nigeria

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Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Received 10 March, 2016 Revised on the 12 March, 2016 Accepted 15 March, 2016 *Corresponding Author’s Email: nafiushafiu@ymail.com Urinary Schistosomiasis is endemic in Nigeria and is considered as one of the public health problem affecting inhabitants especially in rural areas. This study examines the prevalence of Schistosoma haematobium among pupils in Kofa primary school, Tafa local government area Niger State. Urine samples were randomly collected (December, 2015February, 2016) from 180 pupils 6-14 years of age in the study area. The samples were examined microscopically using string sedimentation techniques and chemical reagent strip for haematuria detection. Of the 180 urine samples examined, 15.6% were recorded as the overall prevalence rate of infection among the pupils. Infections in Males was 22.9% compared to 9.3 % in females, but statistically there was no significant difference (p=0.05).The infection rate was higher among 12-14 years of age group (28 %) followed by 9-11years (12.5%) and the least was among 6-8 years (8.6%), but the differences were not statistically significant. The infection rate was higher among students whose normal sources of drinking water was stream (31.7%), followed by those whose source of drinking water was well (10.8%) and the least infection was observed among those whose source was tap water (7.1%). There was also no significant difference between pupils who were positive for S. haematobium microscopically (10.3%) and those tested using chemical strip method (6.2%). There was heavy and very heavy infection of (19.3%) and (4.8%) among males compared to females with (9.3%) and 0(0.0%) respectively. From the findings of this study, it is recommended that regular monitoring and public health interventions be undertaken if the scourge is to be eradicated in endemic areas like Tafa.
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