Current status of soil-transmitted helminthiases among pre-school and school-aged children from Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria

A cross-sectional survey was conducted to determine the prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminths among pre-school and school-aged children attending nursery and primary schools in Ile-Ife. Single stool samples were collected between January and March, 2009 from 352 children randomly se...

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Published in:Journal of helminthology 2011-09, Vol.85 (3), p.234-238
Main Authors: Sowemimo, O.A., Asaolu, S.O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ancylostomatoidea - isolation & purification
Animals
Ascaris lumbricoides - isolation & purification
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Cross-Sectional Studies
Feces - parasitology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Helminthiasis - epidemiology
Helminthiasis - parasitology
Host parasite relation
pathogenicity
Humans
Invertebrates
Local government
Male
Nemathelminthia. Plathelmintha
Nigeria - epidemiology
Parasite Egg Count
Parasitology - methods
Prevalence
Public health
Studies
Teaching hospitals
Trichuris - isolation & purification
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Summary:A cross-sectional survey was conducted to determine the prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminths among pre-school and school-aged children attending nursery and primary schools in Ile-Ife. Single stool samples were collected between January and March, 2009 from 352 children randomly selected from a total of 456 children attending both private and government schools. The stool samples were processed using the modified Kato–Katz technique, and then examined for the eggs of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs). One hundred and twenty-one (34.4%) samples were positive for STH eggs. The overall prevalences of Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm were 33.2%, 3.7% and 0.9%, respectively. The prevalence of STH infection in government schools (47.8%) was significantly higher than in private schools (16.1%) (P 
ISSN:0022-149X
1475-2697
DOI:10.1017/S0022149X10000489