PREVALENCE OF INFANTILE PLASMODIASIS AND GEOHELMINTHIASIS IN FOUR HOSPITALS IN KADUNA METROPOLIS, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorGARBA, RAKIYA
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-23T10:10:19Z
dc.date.available2017-11-23T10:10:19Z
dc.date.issued2016-12
dc.descriptionA THESIS 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 BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, FACULTY OF LIFE SCIENCE, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIAen_US
dc.description.abstractStool and blood samples were collected from 552 infants in four hospitals in Kaduna metropolis, between October 2013 and March 2014, to determine the status and public health significance of plasmodiasis and geohelminthiasis. Blood samples from four hundred infants (400) were collected and processed using the thin film Giemsa stain technique. Stool samples (152) were processed by the formol – ether concentration technique. A structured questionnaire was administered to obtain gender, age and associated risk factors. Overall, 269 (67.25%) of the 400 infants examined were positive for Plasmodium falciparum infection. The prevalence was significantly (p<0.05) higher in female (34.25%) than in male (33.0%) infants. The age group 21 – 24 months had the highest prevalence (17.75%) while the age group 1-4 months had the least (3.0%); the prevalence among age groups was not significantly different (P>0.05). Risk factors inP.falciparuminfection was associated with old age, bushes, pools of water or sewage around homes andnon-utilization of mosquito netwere associated. Of the 152 stool samples examined, the prevalence of geohelminth infection was 32.95%. Ascaris lumbricoides was highest (25.66%) while Hookworm (3.95%) and Trichuristrichiura (3.25%) were the least. Infection was significantly (P<0.05) higher in females (20.39%) than in males (12.50%). Infants between the ages of 21 – 24 months had the highest prevalence(7.99%) while the least was among age group 1 – 4 months (0.67%); the prevalence of geohelminthinfection not significant (p>0.05) and increases with age. Conditions most frequently associated with infection included the well water, pit latrine toilet facilities, poor personal hygiene, and the level of maternal education. The studies showed a relatively high prevalence of Plasmoduimfalciparum and geohelminth infections among infantsandsuggest the need for public education on the effective use of drugs and insecticide treated mosquito bed nets in the control of the diseases.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://kubanni.abu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/9499
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectPREVALENCE,en_US
dc.subjectINFANTILE PLASMODIASIS,en_US
dc.subjectGEOHELMINTHIASIS,en_US
dc.subjectFOUR HOSPITALS,en_US
dc.subjectKADUNA METROPOLIS,en_US
dc.subjectKADUNA STATE,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIAen_US
dc.titlePREVALENCE OF INFANTILE PLASMODIASIS AND GEOHELMINTHIASIS IN FOUR HOSPITALS IN KADUNA METROPOLIS, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
PREVALENCE OF INFANTILE PLASMODIASIS AND GEOHELMINTHIASIS IN FOUR HOSPITALS IN KADUNA METROPOLIS, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA.pdf
Size:
1.02 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.62 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
SCIENCE