A survey of the prevalence of Schistosomiasis among pupils in Apata and Laranto areas in Jos, Plateau State
Prevalence of Schistosomiasis in apparently healthy primary school pupils in Apata and Laranto areas of Jos was surveyed using 300 samples of stool and 300 samples of urine. The stool samples were processed using formol ether concentration techniques while the urine samples were processed by ordinar...
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Light House Polyclinic Mangalore
2004-07-01
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| description | Prevalence of Schistosomiasis in apparently healthy primary school pupils in Apata and Laranto areas of Jos was surveyed using 300 samples of stool and 300 samples of urine. The stool samples were processed using formol ether concentration techniques while the urine samples were processed by ordinary centrifugal sedimentation technique. The overall prevalence of urinary (Schistosoma haematobium) and intestinal (Schistosoma mansoni) schistosomiasis was 0.67%, with three samples (1% prevalence) positive for intestinal (Schistosoma mansoni) and one sample (0.33% prevalence) positive for urinary (Schistosoma haematobium) schistosomiasis respectively. Two of the three cases positive for Schistosoma mansoni were males in the age group of 11?15 years and the one positive for Schistosoma haematobium was a male patient. Prevalence in the studied area is therefore very low and immigration, sex and age dependent |
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| spelling | doaj.art-65fd581530ec4160bc80e68a36e453742022-12-22T00:10:09ZengLight House Polyclinic MangaloreOnline Journal of Health & Allied Sciences0972-59972004-07-0131A survey of the prevalence of Schistosomiasis among pupils in Apata and Laranto areas in Jos, Plateau StateOkpala HOAgwu EAgba MIChimezie ORNwobu GOOhihoin AAPrevalence of Schistosomiasis in apparently healthy primary school pupils in Apata and Laranto areas of Jos was surveyed using 300 samples of stool and 300 samples of urine. The stool samples were processed using formol ether concentration techniques while the urine samples were processed by ordinary centrifugal sedimentation technique. The overall prevalence of urinary (Schistosoma haematobium) and intestinal (Schistosoma mansoni) schistosomiasis was 0.67%, with three samples (1% prevalence) positive for intestinal (Schistosoma mansoni) and one sample (0.33% prevalence) positive for urinary (Schistosoma haematobium) schistosomiasis respectively. Two of the three cases positive for Schistosoma mansoni were males in the age group of 11?15 years and the one positive for Schistosoma haematobium was a male patient. Prevalence in the studied area is therefore very low and immigration, sex and age dependenthttp://www.ojhas.org/issue9/2004-1-1.htmSchistosomiasispupils |
| spellingShingle | Okpala HO Agwu E Agba MI Chimezie OR Nwobu GO Ohihoin AA A survey of the prevalence of Schistosomiasis among pupils in Apata and Laranto areas in Jos, Plateau State Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences Schistosomiasis pupils |
| title | A survey of the prevalence of Schistosomiasis among pupils in Apata and Laranto areas in Jos, Plateau State |
| title_full | A survey of the prevalence of Schistosomiasis among pupils in Apata and Laranto areas in Jos, Plateau State |
| title_fullStr | A survey of the prevalence of Schistosomiasis among pupils in Apata and Laranto areas in Jos, Plateau State |
| title_full_unstemmed | A survey of the prevalence of Schistosomiasis among pupils in Apata and Laranto areas in Jos, Plateau State |
| title_short | A survey of the prevalence of Schistosomiasis among pupils in Apata and Laranto areas in Jos, Plateau State |
| title_sort | survey of the prevalence of schistosomiasis among pupils in apata and laranto areas in jos plateau state |
| topic | Schistosomiasis pupils |
| url | http://www.ojhas.org/issue9/2004-1-1.htm |
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