Intestinal helminth infections among primary school pupils in Ekwulumili Community, Nnewi South Local Government Area, Anambra State

Onyido, A.E.; Anumba, Joseph Uche; Ezechukwu, G.C.; C.N., Ugha, C.N. Ugha,; Umeanaeto, PU; Iwueze, M.O.

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“…A similar result was also observed by Rahman et al (2005) and Feleke et al (2010). Whereas, Khanum et al (1997), Onyido et al (2017), Alam and Khanum (2005) reported that females were more infected than males; this is contradictory with the present findings. Association between sex and infection was not found significant at 5% level (χ 2 = 0.52; p = 0.47 > 0.05).…”

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Occurrence of intestinal parasites among school going children of a slum area in Dhaka city

Hossain

Musa

Zaman

et al. 2019

Bangladesh J. Zool.

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A cross sectional study was carried out among school going children of Ganaktuli slum area in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. A total of 183 stool samples were collected from children of age between 5 and 16 years of both sexes during May, 2017 to April, 2018. Collected samples were examined using Formal-Ether Concentration technique. 61.20% samples were found positive for intestinal parasites. Eight species of parasites were identified, where Entamoeba histolytica (3.83%), Giardia lamblia (6.01%), Diphyllobothrium latum (3.28%), Paragonimus westermani (3.83%), Ascaris lumbricoides (24.59%), Trichuris trichiura (12.02%), Ancylostoma duodenale (5.46%) and Enterobius vermicularis (2.19%) was recorded. Male children showed higher (63.95%) prevalence than female (58.76%). The highest and lowest prevalence (82.46 and 39.29%) were found among 8 - 10 and 14 - 16 years children, respectively. The highest prevalence of E. histolytica (7.02%), A. lumbricoides (38.60%), T. trichiura (14.04%) and A. duodenale (8.77%) were observed in 8 - 10 years age group; G. lamblia (7.41%), P. westermani (5.56%) and E. vermicularis (3.70%) in 11 - 13 years age group and D. latum (6.90%) was found highest in 14 - 16 years age group. Statistically it was observed that age groups had significant association with parasitic infestation (p < 0.05) but prevalence did not alter significantly according to sexes (p > 0.05). Highest abundance of parasites was recorded for A. lumbricoides. Bangladesh J. Zool. 47(1): 67-75, 2019

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Occurrence of intestinal parasites among school going children of a slum area in Dhaka city

Hossain

Musa

Zaman

et al. 2019

Bangladesh J. Zool.

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“…The present study shows that, male children were found to be more infected than adult, and these age groups are the most active in terms of carrying out activities in and out of their neighborhood thereby exposing them self to the infected soil compared to the females of the same age group, either during their farming or a garden activities, this is similar to what observed in another study, that hookworm infection could easily spread among horticultural (the practice of cultivation and managing gardens) and plantation workers due to the use of night soil and human stool as manure, and in addition to that mostly are roaming around on barefoot 24 . However, it is important to note that most of the children attended school and played in an open oval infested ground on barefoot, therefore this practice could possibly expose them to the risk of soiltransmitted helminths infection 24 . However, prior to the prevalence differences among the parasitic species in the study area, showed that Strongyloides stercoralis has the higher prevalence rate of 30.36% and is mostly found in males than in females.…”

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Prevalence of Human Intestinal Parasitic Nematode Among OutPatients Attending Wudil General Hospital, Kano State, Nigeria

Mu’azu

Abdullahi

Umar

2017

IJPCR

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A prospective study was carried out to determine the prevalence of human intestinal parasitic nematodes among outpatients attending Wudil General Hospital, Wudil Local Government Area of Kano State, Nigeria. A total of 56 stool samples were randomly collected from the outpatients; processed and examined (macroscopic and microscopic) by formal ether sedimentation techniques. The prevalence of human intestinal parasitic nematode among the patient in the study area was 46.4%. The Males had the highest (48.98%) infection rate, while females had the least (28.6%) prevalence rate, however, this is not statistically significant (p>0.05). The 36-40years age groups had the highest prevalence of 75%, while 21-25years age groups had the least prevalence rate of 25%, the difference in prevalence among the ages was found to be statistically not significant (p>0.05). Strongyloides stercoralis had the highest prevalence of 30.36% while Trichuris trichiura had the least prevalence rate of 3.57%, the differences among the species of human intestinal parasitic nematode was found to be statistically not significant (p>0.05). The control of human intestinal parasitic nematode should be done by adopting drug treatment for those already infected similar to the national immunization program, improve standard sanitation and health services in Wudil L.G.A, particularly the rural area.

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“…The low prevalence compared to reports for other towns such as Nimo town, Njikoka LGA of which showed a 5.8 % prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides 30 and Uga, Aguata LGA, with a prevalence of 56.2 %. 13 Given that our study was carried out six months after the deworming and commencement of HGSFP in the state.…”

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Risk Factors and Socio-Demographic Determinants of Intestinal Helminthiasis among Children in Schools that Implemented the Homegrown School Feeding Program in Ekwulobia, Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria

Aribodor

Ekwunife

Sammy-Wobo

et al. 2018

Int. J. Transl Med Res Public Health

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Introduction: Control of intestinal helminthiasis among pupils improves their nutritional status. This study identified the risk factors and socio-demographic determinants of intestinal helminthiasis among children in primary schools that implemented Home Grown School Feeding Program (HGSFP) in Anambra State, Nigeria.Methods: Eight hundred and forty-eight consented pupils from Primary (Elementary) classes 1-4 were examined from Community Primary School, Ekwulobia, 270 pupils; Central Primary School, Ekwulobia, 317 pupils; and Nwannebo Primary School, Ekwulobia, 261 pupils. Structured questionnaires were administered to pupils to assess their risks factors for helminthiasis. Fecal samples collected from all pupils were examined using Kato-Katz technique. Data obtained were entered and analyzed using SPSS.Results: Of the 848 pupils, 452 (53.3%) were males and 396 (46.7%) were females. Assessment of risk factors associated with transmission revealed that toilet type, hand washing habit, and knowledge of the cause of helminthiasis were significantly (p<0.05) related to transmission; however parent’s occupationand biting of fingernails habits were not correlated with transmission (p>0.05). There was a very low prevalence of helminthes at 0.7% in six stool samples (1 male and 5 females), and prevalence of helminthes was not significantly associated (p>0.05) with pupil’s sex and age. Ascaris lumbricoides were the onlyhelminthes observed in the study population.Conclusion and Implications for Translation: The low prevalence of intestinal helminthiasis among the study population may be attributable to efforts of HGSFP that was implemented in the study area. There is need for constant monitoring and surveillance of all public schools and sustenance of theimplemented water, sanitation and hygiene practices and HGSFP so that total elimination of helminths could be achievable in the state.Key words: Helminthiasis • Home Grown School Feeding • Pupils • Ekwulobia • Anambra State • Nigeria.Copyright © 2018 Aribodor et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Intestinal helminth infections among primary school pupils in Ekwulumili Community, Nnewi South Local Government Area, Anambra State

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Occurrence of intestinal parasites among school going children of a slum area in Dhaka city

Occurrence of intestinal parasites among school going children of a slum area in Dhaka city

Prevalence of Human Intestinal Parasitic Nematode Among OutPatients Attending Wudil General Hospital, Kano State, Nigeria

Risk Factors and Socio-Demographic Determinants of Intestinal Helminthiasis among Children in Schools that Implemented the Homegrown School Feeding Program in Ekwulobia, Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria

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