Status of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Primary School Children in Rivers State, Nigeria
Status of intestinal parasitic infections among primary school children in Rivers State, Nigeria, was investigated between January and December 2011. A total of 3,826 stool samples were collected from school children (1,828 males and 1998 females) in 36 primary schools from 13 local government areas...
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| description | Status of intestinal parasitic infections among primary school children in Rivers State, Nigeria, was investigated between January and December 2011. A total of 3,826 stool samples were collected from school children (1,828 males and 1998 females) in 36 primary schools from 13 local government areas of Rivers State. The samples were analyzed using wet saline/iodine and formol ether concentration methods. Of the 3,826 stool samples examined, 1059 (27.66%) were positive for different intestinal parasites, namely, Ascaris lumbricoides (51.78%), hookworm sp. (25.0%), Trichuris trichiura (15.18%), Strongyloides stercoralis (7.14%), Taenia sp. (0.89%), and Enterobius vermicularis (0.01%). The prevalence of the infection was generally higher in males (57.60%) than females (42.40%). The differences were not statistically significant (P>0.05). Among these intestinal parasites, Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm sp., and Trichuris trichiura were found in all the 13 local government areas studied while Strongyloides stercoralis was found in 12, Taenia sp. in five, and Enterobius vermicularis in only one community in Ahoada Local Government Area. The overall infection rate remains high and would require coordinated deworming of the school children within the state. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c6d7f99c258b411cb58ccb1291d545a02025-08-20T03:23:34ZengWileyJournal of Parasitology Research2090-00232090-00312015-01-01201510.1155/2015/937096937096Status of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Primary School Children in Rivers State, NigeriaA. E. Abah0F. O. I. Arene1Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Port Harcourt, PMB 5323, Port Harcourt 500001, Rivers State, NigeriaDepartment of Animal and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Port Harcourt, PMB 5323, Port Harcourt 500001, Rivers State, NigeriaStatus of intestinal parasitic infections among primary school children in Rivers State, Nigeria, was investigated between January and December 2011. A total of 3,826 stool samples were collected from school children (1,828 males and 1998 females) in 36 primary schools from 13 local government areas of Rivers State. The samples were analyzed using wet saline/iodine and formol ether concentration methods. Of the 3,826 stool samples examined, 1059 (27.66%) were positive for different intestinal parasites, namely, Ascaris lumbricoides (51.78%), hookworm sp. (25.0%), Trichuris trichiura (15.18%), Strongyloides stercoralis (7.14%), Taenia sp. (0.89%), and Enterobius vermicularis (0.01%). The prevalence of the infection was generally higher in males (57.60%) than females (42.40%). The differences were not statistically significant (P>0.05). Among these intestinal parasites, Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm sp., and Trichuris trichiura were found in all the 13 local government areas studied while Strongyloides stercoralis was found in 12, Taenia sp. in five, and Enterobius vermicularis in only one community in Ahoada Local Government Area. The overall infection rate remains high and would require coordinated deworming of the school children within the state.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/937096 |
| spellingShingle | A. E. Abah F. O. I. Arene Status of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Primary School Children in Rivers State, Nigeria Journal of Parasitology Research |
| title | Status of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Primary School Children in Rivers State, Nigeria |
| title_full | Status of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Primary School Children in Rivers State, Nigeria |
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| title_short | Status of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Primary School Children in Rivers State, Nigeria |
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