Will Nigerians Win the War Against Urinary Schistosomiasis? Prevalence, Intensity, Risk Factors and Knowledge Assessment among Some Rural Communities in Southwestern Nigeria
Will Nigerians Win the War Against Urinary Schistosomiasis? Prevalence, Intensity, Risk Factors and Knowledge Assessment among Some Rural Communities in Southwestern Nigeria
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10.3390/pathogens9020128
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发表时间：
2020-02-01
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3.7
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Olusi, Titus A.
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Awosolu, Oluwaseun B.;Shariman, Yahaya Z.;Olusi, Titus A.
尿血吸虫病是尼日利亚的一种毁灭性寄生虫病。本研究调查了尼日利亚西南部部分农村社区目前的患病率、强度、危险因素和知识评估。进行了一项横断面研究，其中使用标准尿液过滤技术来确定感染的患病率和强度。本研究采用一份设计良好的问卷，收集研究对象的人口统计学及社会经济学资料。在总共检查的620份尿液样本中，总共346份（55.81%）为阳性，平均虫卵强度（S.D）为65.60（59.33）个虫卵/10 mL尿液。分析中出现了显著差异。男性的患病率和强度最高，分别为224（61.9%）和69.20个鸡蛋/10 mL尿液。10-14岁年龄组的感染率最高，为65.9%，而各年龄组的平均感染强度随年龄的增加而降低，各年龄组的平均感染强度最高（80.14个卵/10 mL
Urinary schistosomiasis is a devastating parasitic disease in Nigeria. This study was carried out to investigate the current prevalence, intensity, risk factors and knowledge assessment among some rural communities in southwestern Nigeria. A cross-sectional study was carried out in which a standard urine filtrations technique was used to determine the prevalence and intensity of infection. A well-designed questionnaire was used to collect subject's data on demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Of the total 620 urine samples examined, overall 346 (55.81%) were positive with a mean egg intensity (S.D) of 65.60 (59.33) egg/10 mL of urine. Significant differences occurred in the analysis. Males had the highest prevalence and intensity of 224 (61.9%) and 69.20 egg/10 mL of urine, respectively. The 10-14 years age group had the highest prevalence of 65.9% while mean intensity of infection among the age group decreases with increasing age, with the highest mean intensity of infection (80.14 egg/10 mL) recorded among the age group