Survey of Intestinal Helminth Infections amongst Primary School Pupils in Ozubulu, Anambra State Nigeria
- Author Mbata C. A.
- Co-Author Obi-Thomas J. N., Adewoye M. O.
- DOI
- Country : Nigeria
- Subject : Parasitology
Keywords : Deworming, Intestinal Helminth, Infections, Environment, Platyhelminthes
Abstract
Survey of frequency of intestinal helminth infections was carried out amongst school pupils in 4 primary schools in Ozubulu, Anambra state, Nigeria.
A total of 260 stool samples were randomly collected from both males and females from age range of 5-16 years old. Direct smear and formol- ether concentration techniques for stool analysis were employed.
A total of 125(48.08%) out of the 260 subjects were found to be positive for various intestinal helminthes with hookworm accounting for 66(25.38%), Ascaris lumbricoides 40(15.38%), Trichuris trichuria 15(5.77%) and mixed infection of Ascaris and hookworm 4(1.54%). Female pupils had the highest prevalence rate of 76(55.47%) and male with a rate of 49(39.84%) which was statistically significant at P<0.005 among the schools under study. Nza central school had the highest infection rate of 45(69.23%) and Amakwa central school had the least rate of 22(33.85%) and it was statistically significant at P<0.05. Infections were also detected in all the age groups with 11-13 years old recording the highest rate of 77(85.77%) while 5-7years had the least rate of 3(11.54%). Also pupils whose parents were farmers had infection rate of 73(59.84%). From this study it can be seen that mass deworming of pupils in all the schools is very much needed hence it has shown an index of the prevailing unhygienic environment, poor personal hygiene and poverty.
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