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Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
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  • Research Article   
  • J Community Med Health Educ 9: 650,

Epidemiology of Urinary Schistosomiasis among Secondary School Students in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Adamu AM1, Dzikwi AA2, Akefe OI3*, Alimi YA4, Adikwu AA5, Idoko SI6, Kore M7, Okita AO8, Yikawe SS9, Bello SG10, Lamai RS11 and Kolo RL12
1Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria
2Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Jos, Plateau, Nigeria
3Department of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Jos, Plateau, Nigeria
4Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja, Aduja, Nigeria
5Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Makurdi, Benue, Nigeria
6Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria
7Department of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
8Clinton Health Access Initiative, Maitama, Abuja, Nigeria
9Nigerian Airforce Headquarters, Abuja, Nigeria
10United Nations Children Fund, Adamawa State, Nigeria
11Department of Health Services, Federal University of Technology Minna, Niger, Nigeria
12Department of Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
*Corresponding Author : Akefe OI, Department of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Jos, Nigeria, Tel: +2348034986335, Email: akefeisaac@yahoo.com

Received Date: Jul 02, 2018 / Accepted Date: Mar 01, 2019 / Published Date: Mar 11, 2019

Abstract

This study investigated the prevalence and risk factors associated with urinary schistosomiasis among secondary school students in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Eight hundred urine samples were randomly collected and analyzed from students attending two secondary schools. Schistosoma eggs were detected in 160 (20%) of the 800 urine samples collected and processed. The highest prevalence of 27% was recorded in Kufena. Overall males had a higher prevalence rate (23.49%) compared to females (2.94%) with a higher prevalence (35.29%) among older students (≥ 20 years old). The ova were detected more in males (23.5%; CI: 17.7–30.5) compared to females (2.9%; CI: 0.5– 14.9). Also there was no statistically significant association (P=0.058) between time of last deworming and detection of ova. In terms of sources of water, the highest prevalence was found among those using well water for drinking and bathing (28.97% and 22.66% respectively). Among those found positive for the infection, 57.9% and 15.7% had haematuria and proteinuria respectively while 30.0% had a combination of hematuria and proteinuria. The findings of this study suggest that schistosomiasis is prevalent within the study population. We therefore recommend that measures should be taken to purify water supply in the area and school students should be dewormed routinely with appropriate drugs to prevent this infection. Public health education on the associated risk factors and dangers posed by the disease and further studies on the prevalence of schistosomiasis also need to be carried out.

Keywords: Urinary schistosomiasis; Bolinus globosus; Kaduna; Haematuria; Proteinuria

Citation: Adamu AM, Dzikwi AA, Akefe OI, Alimi YA, Adikwu AA, et al. (2019) Epidemiology of Urinary Schistosomiasis among Secondary School Students in Kaduna State, Nigeria. J Community Med Health Educ 9: 650.

Copyright: © 2019 Adamu AM, 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 author and source are credited.

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