PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS OF AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN LOGO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BENUE STATE, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorIORGEMA, Chris Umaka'a
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-24T07:22:14Z
dc.date.available2017-11-24T07:22:14Z
dc.date.issued2015-05
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE (M.Sc.) DEGREE IN ZOOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIAen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study was carried out to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of schistosomiasis among school children in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, between May 2013 and June 2013. A total of 397 urine and stool samples were examined for eggs of Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma mansoni respectively. The prevalence for urinary schistosomiasis was 43.6%, while none (0%) was reported for intestinal schistosomiasis. Aluor LGEA Primary School recorded the highest prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis in the 10 primary schools that were sampled. The differences observed among the primary schools was not statistically significant (P>0.05) Differences were observed with respect to gender as males were more infected (51.3%) than females (33.1%), but the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). . Results from the study also revealed that urinary schistosomiasis and other risk factors associated with streams in the study area showed that living close to stream influenced the prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis. Children who lived close to streams were more infected than those who do not live close to streams (P<0.05, OR = 5.33, 95% CI = 2.44-11.63). Pupils who had contact with water that was contaminated with urine and faeces were infected more than those who did not have contact with water that was contaminated with urine and faeces, (P<0.05, OR = 4.81, 95% CI = 2.36-9.78). Results from the present study show that pupils who had contact with infested water were more likely to have urinary schistosomiasis than those who do not have contact with infested water (P<0.05, OR = 6.81, 95% CI = 3.00-15.46). Although there was an association between pupils who touched or caught snails in case of searching for edible ones significantly more infected than those who did not touched or caught the edible snails (P<0.05, OR = 4.89, 95% CI = 3.09-7.76). viii Results from the present study show that urinary schistosomiasis is endemic among children in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State where there is poor knowledge on the source of the disease, its etiology as well as the poverty in the study area. This calls for adequate education on the predisposing factors that can influence the spread of schistosomiasis as well as adequate enlightment on personal hygiene so as to curtail the spread of the disease.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://kubanni.abu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/9504
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectPREVALENCE,en_US
dc.subjectASSOCIATED RISK,en_US
dc.subjectSCHISTOSOMIASIS,en_US
dc.subjectSCHOOL CHILDREN,en_US
dc.subjectLOGO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA,en_US
dc.subjectBENUE STATE,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIAen_US
dc.titlePREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS OF AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN LOGO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BENUE STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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