PREVALENCE OF PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM AND HELMINTHS INFECTIONS AMONG IRRIGATION AND NON-IRRIGATION COMMUNITIES IN JIBIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorBATURE, Ojonugwa Emmanuel
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-22T10:42:21Z
dc.date.available2017-05-22T10:42:21Z
dc.date.issued2016-06
dc.descriptionA DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN ZOOLOGY. DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, FACULTY OF SCIENCE, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIAen_US
dc.description.abstractThe Prevalence of P.falciparum and helminths infection among Irrigation and Non-Irrigation Communities in Jibia Local Government Area, Katsina State, Nigeria was determined from July 2014 to May 2015.Venous blood, urine and stool samples were collected from 420 individuals in the communities ranging from ages 1 to ≥ 50 years by systematic sampling of households for the detection of Plasmodiun falciparum parasites, Schistosoma heamatobium ova and intestinal eggs and oocyst. Thick and thin blood films were made using standard parasitological procedures. The sedimentation method was used to concentrate ova from the urine samples .The formol-Ether concentration method by centrifugation was used to concentrate ova from the stool samples. Structured questionnaires were administered to obtain information on age, sex and other risk factors for infection. Out of the total of 420 (210 each from irrigation and non-irrigation communities) blood samples examined, 150 were positive for P.falciparum representing a prevalence of 35.7% of the study population. Out of the total of 420 urine samples examined, 216 were positive for Schistosoma heamatobium parasite ova with an overall prevalence of 51.4% whereas 137 were positive for intestinal helminths parasite eggs with an overall prevalence of 32.6% of the study population. There is no significant difference (P > 0.05) in P. falciparum infections between irrigation (40.0%) and non-irrigation (31.4%) communities but the difference was highly significant (P <0.05) for urinary S. haematobium infections in irrigation (68.1%) and non-irrigation communities (34.7%) and intestinal helminths infections in irrigation (45.2%) and non-irrigation communities (20.0%) of Jibia LGA. Prevalence of P. falciparum infections was significantly associated (OR= 1.8, P <0.05) with gender (male = 52.3%, female =37.4%) in the irrigation viii communities only. S. haematobium infections was significantly (P <0.05) associated with irrigation farming (OR= 4.0), male gender (OR= 3.5), 31-40 years age group (OR= 1.8), source of water from dam reservoir (OR= 3.1) , fishing (OR= 4.3), contact with dam reservoir water (OR= 3.6) and use of pit toilet (OR= 1.5) whereas for intestinal helminths infections with irrigation farming (OR= 3.3), male gender (OR=2.1), 1-10 years age group (OR= 1.9), source of water from dam reservoir (OR= 6.4) ,farming (OR= 1.8), schooling (OR= 1.7), contact with dam reservoir water (OR= 5.5) and open field defeacation (OR= 3.8). Ascaris lumbricoides was the most prevalent of intestinal helminths with prevalence of 14.5% than S. stercoralis (9.5%), Hookworm (4.7%), Enterobius vermicularis (3.6%).While the least was Hymenolepis diminuta which was only observed in the non-irrigation communities with a prevalence of 0.2%. The prevalence of co-infection (15.0%) between P.falciparum and helminths infections is low. Intestinal S.mansoni was not encountered. The findings of the study suggest that P.falciparum and helminths infections occur among irrigation and non-Irrigation Communities in Jibia LGA, Katsina State. It is therefore recommended that epidemiology surveillance and an integrated approach for malaria and helminthiasis that is readily adapted to the local disease spectrum and socio- ecological settings is necessary in order to curb the infections in the communitiesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9030
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectPREVALENCE,en_US
dc.subjectPLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM,en_US
dc.subjectHELMINTHS INFECTIONS,en_US
dc.subjectIRRIGATION,en_US
dc.subjectNON-IRRIGATION COMMUNITIES,en_US
dc.subjectJIBIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA,en_US
dc.subjectKATSINA STATE,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIA,en_US
dc.titlePREVALENCE OF PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM AND HELMINTHS INFECTIONS AMONG IRRIGATION AND NON-IRRIGATION COMMUNITIES IN JIBIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KATSINA STATE, NIGERIAen_US
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