DRACUNCULIASIS IN SI X VILLAGES OF DAWAKIN-KUDU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA KANO STATE
DRACUNCULIASIS IN SI X VILLAGES OF DAWAKIN-KUDU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA KANO STATE
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1992-11
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MUSA, MUSTAPHA DOGAR
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A s u r v e y of d r a c u n c u l l a s l s was c o n d u c t e d a mo ng
humans and a n i m a l s In s i x v l l l a a e s of Dawaki n Kudu d i s t r i c t
o f D a w a k i n - K u d u L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t A r e a , Kano 5 t a t e b e t w e en
A p r l I , 1 9 9 0 to F e b u a r y , 1 9 9 1 . An o v e r a l l p r e v a l e n c e of 75
p e r s o n s p e r 100 0 ( 7 . 5 % ) was r e c o r d e d , w i t h G u n a k a v i l l a ge
h a v i n q the h i g h e s t p r e v a l e n c e of 2 3 7 p e r s o n s per 1000
( 2 3 . 7 % ) w h i l e F a g o j l had t h e l o w e s t , 7 p e r s o n s p e r 1000
( 0 . 7 % ) .
G r o u p of v i l l a g e s w i t h h a n d p u m p s has l o w e r p r e v a l e n c e ,
4 8 p e r s o n s p e r 1 0 0 0 ( 4 . 8 % ) t h a n the q r o u p of vi l l a g e s w i t h o ut
h a n d p u m p s w i t h a p r e v a l e n c e of 115 p e r s o n s p e r 1 0 0 0 ( 1 1 . 5 % .
The a s s o c i a t i o n b e t w e e n l a c k of handpump and g u i n e a w o rm
I n f e c t i o n was h i q h I y s i g n i f i c a n t ( P < 0 . 0 0 1 ) .
The age s p e c i f i c p r e v a l e n c e I n the s i x v i l l a g es
r e v e a l e d a n I n i t i a l I n c r e a s e o f I n f e c t i o n w i t h a g e r e a c h l nq
a p e a k at t h e 3 r d a n d 4 t h d e c a d e of l i f e . The h i g h e s t p r e -
v a l e n c e of 90 p e r s o n s p e r 100 0 ( 9 . 0 % ) was f o u n d a mong t he
2 0 - 2 9 y e a r a q e g r o u p . The d i f f e r e n c e In a s s o c i a t i o n was
f o u n d t o be h l q h l y s i g n i f i c a n t ( P < 0 . 0 2 ) . T h e r e w e r e more
c a s e s of g u l n e a w o r m a mo n g f a r me r s t h a n any o t h e r o c c u p a t i o n al
g r o u p s I n a l l the v i l l a g e s . About 5 1 8 p e r s o n s p e r 1 0 00
( 5 1 . 8 % ) w e r e f o u n d t o be p r e v i o u s l y I n f e c t e d n a l l the v i l -
l a q e s . Of t h e 8 8 0 c u r r e n t c a s e s , 5 0 9 ( 5 7 . 8 % ) w e r e r e c u r r e n t
c a s e s w h i l e 371 ( 4 2 . 2 % ) we r e h a v i n g t h e I n f e c t on f o r the
f I r s t ti me .
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U s e r s of " R u g u z a I " / W e I I h a v e the h i g h e s t p r e v a l e n ce
o f 3 2 8 p e r s o n s p e r 1 0 0 0 ( 3 2 . 8 % ) w h i l e t h e l o w e s t p r e v a l e n ce
of 11 p e r s o n s p e r 100 0 ( 1 . 1 % ) was f o u n d a mong u s e r s of w e l l .
T h o s e who d e p e n d e d ori " R u g u z a l " In c o m b i n a t i o n w i t h o t h er
w a t e r s o u r c e s h a v e hi g h e r p o o l e d p r e v a l e n c e of 150 p e r s o ns
p e r 1 0 0 0 ( 1 5 % ) t h a n t h o s e who d e p e n d e d on p o n d or h a n d p u m p In
c o m b i n a t i o n w i t h o t h e r s o u r c e s w i t h a p o o l e d p r e v a l e n c e of
7 0 p e r s o n s p e r 1 0 0 0 ( 7 . 0 % ).
Of the 8 8 0 I n f e c t e d I n d i v i d u a l s , 3 4 5 ( 3 9 . 2 % ) had o n l y one
wor m e m e r g l n g w h i l e a b o u t 7 9 3 ( 9 0 . 1 % ) h a d the w o r m e m e r g l n g
f r o m t h e l o w e r l i m b s . Of t h e 3 1 , 7 2 2 a n i m a l s e x a m i n e d o n ly
2 ( 0 . 0 0 6 % ) a n i m a l s w e r e f o u n d to be I n f e c t e d .
About 2 1 , 5 9 5 m a n - d a y s w e r e l o s t due to gu i ne a w o rm Infection
I n t h e s i x v i l l a g e s . When t h i s was t r a n s l a t e d I n t o the amount
p a i d t o h i r e d l a b o u r i t a m o u n t e d t o n i n e h u n d r e d and s e v e n ty
o n e t h o u s a n d s e v e n h u n d r e d and s e v e n t y f i v e N a i r a (N971,775).
Of t h e 8 8 0 I n f e c t e d I n d i v i d u a l s , 1 7 ( 1 . 9 % ) w e r e d i s a b l e d . Of
t h e 8 8 0 I n f e c t e d p e r s o n s , 4 6 4 ( 5 2 . 7 % ) w e r e a w a r e of the mode
o f t r a n s m i s s i o n of t h e d i s e a s e . Very f e w of the I n f e c t e d persons
d e p e n d e d o n W e s t e r n m e d i c i n e m a j o r i t y 788 ( 8 9 . 5 % ) d e p e n d e d on
t r a d i t i o n a l m e d i c i n e . Of t h e 1 , 4 2 1 h o u s e h o l d s v / I s l t e d 1 , 3 5 7
( 9 5 . 5 % ) n e v e r f i l t e r e d t h e i r d r l n k l n q w a t e r w h i l e none of t h em
c a r e d t o b o l l the w a t e r b e f o r e d r l n k l n q . H o w e v e r , all h o u s e -
h o l d s a g r e e d t h a t t h e y h a v e b e e n I n f o r m e d t o dc s o
Description
A T h e s i s S u b m i t t e d to the Ahmadu Be I I o U n i v e r s i ty
Z a r l a , In P a r t i a l F u l f i l l m e n t f or
The Award of The D e g r ee
o f M a s t e r s of S c i e n c e In
V e t e r i n a r y P u b l ic
H e a l t h and P r e v e n t i v e M e d i c i ne
D e p a r t m e n t of V e t e r i n a r y P u b l i c Health
a n d P r e v e n t i v e M e d i c i ne
Ahmadu Be I I o U n i v e r s i ty
Za r i a
N i q e r i a
N o v e m b e r , 1992
Keywords
DRACUNCULIASIS,, SI X VILLAGES,, DAWAKIN-KUDU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA,, KANO STATE.