Schistosoma haematobium infections in two rural communities of edo state, Nigeria

• Published in: Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 570 - 574
• Main Authors: NMORSI, O. P. G, EGWUNYENGA, O. A, OKHOLO, O. E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bangkok Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization, Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network 01-09-2001
• Subjects: Adult; Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Diseases caused by trematodes; Female; Helminthic diseases; Humans; Infectious diseases; Male; Medical sciences; Nigeria - epidemiology; Parasitic diseases; Rural Health; Schistosoma haematobium - isolation & purification; Schistosomiases; Schistosomiasis - epidemiology; Schistosomiasis - parasitology; Sensitivity and Specificity; Tropical medicine; Nigeria; Africa; Human; Urinary system disease; Rural environment; Schistosoma haematobium; Trematode disease; Plathelmintha; Parasitosis; Helminthiasis; Epidemiology; Trematoda; Infection; Schistosomiasis; Helmintha; Invertebrata
• ISSN: 0125-1562

An epidemiological study of 1,136 inhabitants from two rural communities in Owan East local government area of Edo State, Nigeria was investigated to ascertain the prevalence, intensities and urinary symptoms in Schistosoma haematobium infections. In both communities, 371 (32.6%) of the villagers screened, excreted S. haematobium with a mean of 40.1 ova per 10 ml of their urine. The pattern of infection was highest among the school children, moderate among the farmers and least among the civil servants. The sensitivities of their urinary symptoms associated with this parasitic infection in these communities are 78.7% hematuria, 71.9% proteinuria, 70.4% supra public pain/discomforts and 59.6% dysuria. These foci of infections will broaden the epidemiological picture of urinary schistosomiasis in this part of the globe.