The relationship between urinary schistosomiasis and the prevailing socio-economic factors of a rural community in Cameroon

Mbah, Maurice; Useh, MF

doi:10.4314/njpar.v29i1.37895

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“…In the present study, prevalence was higher among school-aged participants and the association was statistically significant. Previous studies reported higher infections among younger age group in Nigeria27, Malawi28 Cameroon29 and Cote d'Ivoire30. The higher prevalence among younger age group is not surprising.…”

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Prevalence of Schistosomiasis in a neglected community, South western Nigeria at two points in time, spaced three years apart

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Background In recent years, the prevalence of schistosomiasis , a neglected tropical infection, has increased in underprivileged rural communities characterized by poverty. Objective This cross-sectional community-based study was carried out to determine the prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis in a neglected community of Apojola community, South-Western Nigeria at two points in time, spaced three years apart Method and results A total of 145 participants were screened and 44.1% were diagnosed to have urinary Schistosoma haematobium infection after sedimentation and microscopy. The prevalence of schistosomiasis among females was higher (45.3%) than that among males (42.4%) but not significantly different (0.723). The prevalence of participants with light infection (26%) was significantly higher than those with heavy infection (11.0%). The predisposing factors with statistically significant association with Schistosoma haematobium infection were age (0.000), level of education (0.002), eating/selling of snails (0.037), occupation (0.000), drinking water (0.001), swimming (0.008), and washing in a river (0.019). Conclusion These findings indicate that the study area is still endemic to urinary schistosomiasis after three years of research and school-age children and teenagers are the populations at risk of urinary schistosomiasis . Community health education on the cause, mode of transmission, prevention, and prompt treatment of schistosomiasis is recommended.

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Prevalence of Schistosomiasis in a neglected community, South western Nigeria at two points in time, spaced three years apart

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“…In some of the schools, the prevalence was as high as 87% [12]. In a related study in Cameroon, Mba and Useh [13] reported urinary schistosomiasis among 39.2% of the subjects studied.…”

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“…The morbidity of schistosomiasis in Nigeria reflects what has been published for endemic countries in Africa and Asia. Infection predominates in schoolchildren aged between [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] years and thereby decline following the typical "age verus prevalence/intensity convex curve". An earlier study conducted on urinary schistosomiasis reported a prevalence of 45.4% in Ilorin, Central Nigeria with 25.9% of infected subjects excreting 1,000eggs/10ml urine [16].…”

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Schistosomiasis

Francis¹

2013

Parasitic Diseases - Schistosomiasis

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“…Female worms lay eggs in venous plexuses of liver and urinary bladder, and eggs then penetrate the intestinal walls (in intestinal schistosomiasis) to be excreted in stool or penetrate the bladder wall (in urinary schistosomiasis) to be excreted in urine, while some of the eggs migrate towards ectopic sites, such as the liver and other organs, leading to chronic inflammation and fibrosis [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]. The eggs released to the environment hatch in fresh water sources releasing miracidia that penetrate specific snail hosts within which they undergo asexual reproduction and become cercariae to continue the life cycle [27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]. Successful disease prevention and elimination programs for schistosomiasis involve the implementation of intensive intervention and efficient monitoring measures [39][40][41][42][43][44], with different countries having their own modified approaches tailored to the sociocultural and economic situations prevailing [45].…”

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Detection of Schistosma heamatobium among Orphanage Children Attending Jarma UK Orphanage Home and Bakin Gulbi Primary School Sokoto

Mohammed

Francis

Kwaifa

2023

IBRR

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Urinary schistosomiasis or Bilharzia caused by fluke worm Schistosoma haematobium (S. haematobium) is one of the seventeen (17) neglected tropical diseases associated with serious health problems and morbidities. It affects over 200 million people globally with an estimated death rate of more than 200, 000 annually and very common in Sub-Saharan African countries. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of S. haematobium and provide epidemiological data in part of Nigeria. This cross-sectional study was carried out on 202 consenting participants, using both male and female attending Jarma Uk Orphanage home and Bakin Gulbi primary school. Detection and evaluation were done using Gold Standard Microscopy and commercially available Rapid Detection Test strips. Statistical analysis was carried out using a statistical package (SPSS version 26). A prevalence of 34(16.8%) among 202 from gold standard microscopy and 13(6.4%) circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) were obtained. High infection risk was observed among participant on swimming as a recreational activity 32(15.8%) at p<0.046 A gender prevalence of 26 (12.87%) and 8 (3.96%) at p<0.067 from male and female respectively were obtained. Female at the age group 11-15 had 27 (13.36%), and those with agriculture as recreational activity had the least infection risk 2(0.99%). This study showed that CCA has a less sensitivity and specificity than gold standard microscopy.

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The relationship between urinary schistosomiasis and the prevailing socio-economic factors of a rural community in Cameroon

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Prevalence of Schistosomiasis in a neglected community, South western Nigeria at two points in time, spaced three years apart

Prevalence of Schistosomiasis in a neglected community, South western Nigeria at two points in time, spaced three years apart

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Detection of Schistosma heamatobium among Orphanage Children Attending Jarma UK Orphanage Home and Bakin Gulbi Primary School Sokoto

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