Schistosomiasis and Associated Risk Factors Among School-Aged Children in Northern Nigeria
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21106/ijtmrph.146Keywords:
- Schistosomiasis,
- Tropical Diseases,
- Northern Nigeria,
- Chemotherapy,
- School-aged Children,
- Kato - Katz,
- Sedimentation
Abstract
Background: The Jigawa State Ministry of Health in Northern Nigeria undertook a pilot intervention to control schistosomiasis through preventive chemotherapy by ensuring that each child swallows praziquantel once annually from 2009 to 2013 in five primary schools in Dutse metropolis. Previously, the overall prevalence for urinary and intestinal schistosomiasis determined using sedimentation and Kato-Katz methods was 22.9%. The objective of this study is to follow-up on this pilot effort. Methods: A cross sectional study involving 150 randomly selected pupils, aged 6 - 15 years old was conducted using sedimentation and Kato-Katz methods to determine the prevalence of urinary and intestinal schistosomiasis respectively in three schools in July, 2018. Information on demographic and associated risk factors was collected using a structured questionnaire and the data generated were analyzed using SPSS statistics version 18.0. Results: The overall prevalence was 10.00% with S. haematobium 8.00%, S. mansoni 2.67% and co-infection 0.67%. Males had higher prevalence (15.10%) than females (1.75%). The 11 - 15 years age group had higher prevalence, (10.10%) than 6 - 10 years, (9.68%). Nearly all the infections occurred among class 4-6 pupils with 12.10% and 2.94% in class 1-3. Based on parental occupations, children of unskilled laborers had the highest prevalence of 16.67% followed by children of civil servants (12.50%), and children of butchers (0%). Kachi School had the highest prevalence of 14.00% while Sir Muhammadu Sunusi had the lowest (4.00%). Schistosomiasis prevalence was found only to be significantly associated with gender; higher among males than females (15.10% vs 1.75%, p = 0.011). Conclusion and Implications for Translation: Schistosomiasis is still endemic among school-aged children in Dutse metropolis, but with a drop in overall prevalence from 22.9% to 10.00%. Chemotherapy and health education should be sustained on both schooled and unschooled children in order to control the transmission.
Downloads
Similar Articles
- Ogechukwu B Aribodor, Chinyelu A Ekwunife, Olufemi S Sam-Wobo, Dennis N Aribodor, Risk Factors and Socio-demographic Determinants of Intestinal Helminthiasis among Children in Schools that Implemented the Homegrown School Feeding Program in Ekwulobia, Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria , Vol. 2 No. 1 (2018): The International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health (IJTMRPH)
- Chisara Sylvestina Okolo, Adeola Olanrewaju Oluboyo, Celine Ijeoma Okolo, Akinloye Bankole Oyetunde, Ifeoma Evelyn Ezeukwu, Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and Blood Transfusion: Prevalence of Alloantibodies and Red Cell Antigens among Multiply Transfused Individuals with SCD in Selected Tertiary Health Institutions in Abuja, Nigeria , Vol. 10 (2026): The International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health (IJTMRPH)
- Mahendra Arnold, Sepali Wickramatilake, Palitha Karunapema, Dinusha Fernando, Roshan Sampath, Buddhika Mahesh, Sujeewa Panditharathna, Referral Outcomes of Identified Health Problems and Difficulties Related to School Medical Inspections in Government Schools in an Education Zone in Sri Lanka , Vol. 4 No. 1 (2020): The International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health (IJTMRPH)
- Emmanuel Nwanya, Evangeline T Oparaocha, Book of Abstracts: 4th International Congress on Health Sciences and Technology Organized by the School of Health Technology, Federal University of Technology (FUTO), Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, 7-9 August, 2019 , Vol. 3 No. S1 (2019): The International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health (IJTMRPH)
- Ajoke Olutola Adagbada, Jacob Itopa Yisau, Toun Wuraoluwa Fesobi, Muinah Adenike Fowora, Tajudeen Akanji Bamidele, Toyosi Yekeen Raheem, Adenike Shola Aiyedogbon, Ibilola Omolopo, Abraham Ajayi, Olufemi Samuel Amoo, Chinonso Ikpo, Grace Abosede Akintunde, Bamidele Abiodun Iwalokun, Stella Ifeanyi Smith, Babatunde Lawal Salako, Community-acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae – Its Virulence and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes Complement in Participants Presenting for COVID-19 Testing in Lagos State, Nigeria , Vol. 10 (2026): The International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health (IJTMRPH)
- Fazal Dad, Tafara Ndumiyana, Aweke Kebede, Blessing Butaumocho, Anthony Muganza, Robert Ackatia Armah, Lidya Mitike, Mella Taban, Strengthening Rural Food Systems through the UN World Food Program’s Fresh Food Voucher in Ethiopia’s Somali Region: An Evaluation of Nutritional and Market Impacts , Vol. 10 (2026): The International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health (IJTMRPH)
- Comfort Z Olorunsaiye, Hannah M Degge, Jiana Saigh, Association Between Source of Treatment and Quality of Childhood Diarrhea Management Among Under-Five Children in Nigeria , Vol. 5 No. 2 (2021): The International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health (IJTMRPH)
- Hamisu M. Salihu, Aisha A. Abdullahi, Hassan A. Murtala, Amina Aminu, Muhammad A. Abbas, Abubakar L. Yusuf, Muktar H. Aliyu, Sani H. Aliyu, Ololade D. Adeyemi, Deepa Dongarwar, Jordi B. Torrelles, Gambo Aliyu, Predictors of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Acquisition among Children 0–14 Years in Nigeria , Vol. 9 No. Continuous (2025): The International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health (IJTMRPH)
- Caroline Okeke, Evangeline T Oparaocha, Book of Abstracts: 3rd International Congress on Health Sciences and Technology, School of Health Technology, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria, 8-11 August, 2018 , Vol. 2 No. S1 (2018): The International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health (IJTMRPH)
- Ahmed A Bulama, Jane Goodman-Brown, Polio Eradication in Nigeria and India: A Systematic Review of Challenges and Successes , Vol. 3 No. 2 (2019): The International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health (IJTMRPH)
You may also start an advanced similarity search for this article.
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright © 2020 Musa M Dogara, Saadatu Ahmad, Babalola J Balogun, Salwa S Dawaki, Muzammil B Mustapha, Aminu U Abdurrahman, Lawal Bala, Abubakar Zakari, David U Livingstone. Published by Global Health and Education Projects, Inc., USA.
This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License , which permits others to remix, transform, and build upon the work non-commercially, provided the original author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the same terms.
.
