Epidemiology of Urinary Schistosomiasis among School Children in the Alsaial Alsagair Village, River Nile State, Sudan
Background: Schistosomiasis is a debilitating disease, infects millions of people in tropical and subtropical regions. This study assessed the situation of the urinary schistosomiasis among schoolchildren of the Alsaial Alsagair village, Sudan. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 2...
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| author | Yassir SULIEMAN Randa E. ELTAYEB Theerakamol PENGSAKUL Azzam AFIFI Mohamed A. ZAKARIA |
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| description | Background: Schistosomiasis is a debilitating disease, infects millions of people in tropical and subtropical regions. This study assessed the situation of the urinary schistosomiasis among schoolchildren of the Alsaial Alsagair village, Sudan.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 2016, in the Alsaial Alsagair village, and 385 samples of urine were collected and processed using the centrifugation/sedimentation technique.
Results: The overall prevalence and intensity of the disease among the pupils studied were 1.82% and 40.1 eggs/10ml urine, respectively. The prevalence of infection among male pupils was 3.1%, and for females was 0.52%, while the intensity among males was 42.3 eggs/10ml and for females was 27 eggs/10ml urine. No significant difference in the disease prevalence between the 7-10 yr age group and the 11-14 yr age group was found, while the over 14 yr age group was found to be free from infection. However, a considerably higher intensity of the parasite was found among the 7-10 yr age group compared to the other age group infected. A high prevalence and intensity of infection was observed among pupils who were active in swimming and working in the fields. Most of the pupils interviewed were found to be unaware of the disease and the prevalence and intensity of the infection was found to be higher among the group who were aware of the disease.
Conclusion: Findings show the need for an integrated control program against urinary schistosomiasis including the treatment of all infected children and the implementation of a health education program. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-75f9a89e495d4eb9a16b67152377b8a82022-12-21T23:09:42ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Parasitology1735-70202008-238X2017-06-01122663Epidemiology of Urinary Schistosomiasis among School Children in the Alsaial Alsagair Village, River Nile State, SudanYassir SULIEMAN0Randa E. ELTAYEB1Theerakamol PENGSAKUL2Azzam AFIFI3Mohamed A. ZAKARIA4Dept. of Zoology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Shendi, Shendi, SudanDept. of Zoology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Shendi, Shendi, SudanFaculty of Medical Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, ThailandDept. of Zoology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, Omdurman, SudanDept. of Biology, Faculty of Education, University of Nyala, Nyala, SudanBackground: Schistosomiasis is a debilitating disease, infects millions of people in tropical and subtropical regions. This study assessed the situation of the urinary schistosomiasis among schoolchildren of the Alsaial Alsagair village, Sudan. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 2016, in the Alsaial Alsagair village, and 385 samples of urine were collected and processed using the centrifugation/sedimentation technique. Results: The overall prevalence and intensity of the disease among the pupils studied were 1.82% and 40.1 eggs/10ml urine, respectively. The prevalence of infection among male pupils was 3.1%, and for females was 0.52%, while the intensity among males was 42.3 eggs/10ml and for females was 27 eggs/10ml urine. No significant difference in the disease prevalence between the 7-10 yr age group and the 11-14 yr age group was found, while the over 14 yr age group was found to be free from infection. However, a considerably higher intensity of the parasite was found among the 7-10 yr age group compared to the other age group infected. A high prevalence and intensity of infection was observed among pupils who were active in swimming and working in the fields. Most of the pupils interviewed were found to be unaware of the disease and the prevalence and intensity of the infection was found to be higher among the group who were aware of the disease. Conclusion: Findings show the need for an integrated control program against urinary schistosomiasis including the treatment of all infected children and the implementation of a health education program.https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/1635PrevalenceIntensityUrinary schistosomiasisSudan |
| spellingShingle | Yassir SULIEMAN Randa E. ELTAYEB Theerakamol PENGSAKUL Azzam AFIFI Mohamed A. ZAKARIA Epidemiology of Urinary Schistosomiasis among School Children in the Alsaial Alsagair Village, River Nile State, Sudan Iranian Journal of Parasitology Prevalence Intensity Urinary schistosomiasis Sudan |
| title | Epidemiology of Urinary Schistosomiasis among School Children in the Alsaial Alsagair Village, River Nile State, Sudan |
| title_full | Epidemiology of Urinary Schistosomiasis among School Children in the Alsaial Alsagair Village, River Nile State, Sudan |
| title_fullStr | Epidemiology of Urinary Schistosomiasis among School Children in the Alsaial Alsagair Village, River Nile State, Sudan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiology of Urinary Schistosomiasis among School Children in the Alsaial Alsagair Village, River Nile State, Sudan |
| title_short | Epidemiology of Urinary Schistosomiasis among School Children in the Alsaial Alsagair Village, River Nile State, Sudan |
| title_sort | epidemiology of urinary schistosomiasis among school children in the alsaial alsagair village river nile state sudan |
| topic | Prevalence Intensity Urinary schistosomiasis Sudan |
| url | https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/1635 |
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