Background: This study was conducted to determine the effects of physico-chemical parameters of soils in environments used for open defecation on the abundance of geohelminths in Emohua, Rivers State, South South, Nigeria. Methods: A total of 720 soil samples were collected randomly from soils found in fallowing farmlands used for open defaecation and around pit toilet environments in Mgbuitanwo, Isiodu, and Rumuche Communities in Emohua local Government Area of Rivers State. Two hundred and forty samples were collected randomly from each of the communities between the months of January-June 2013 and 2014 respectively. The samples were analysed for temperature, pH, and organic content and Centrifugal flotation method was used to examine the samples for geohelminths.

Background: This study was conducted to evaluate the physico-chemical parameters of soils in environments used for open defaecation as if affects the prevalence of geohelminthes in Isiodu Emohua, Rivers State, South South, Nigeria. Methods: A total of 240 soil samples were collected randomly from fallowing Farmlands used for open defaecation in Isiodu Community in Emohua local Government Area, between the months of January-June 2013 and 2014 respectively. The samples were analysed for temperature, pH, organic content and Centrifugal flotation method was used to examine the samples for geohelminthes. Results: Evaluation of the results after two variations gave an average of 74 (61.6%) of the samples as positive for geohelminthes; 22 (18.3%), 46(38.3%) and 6 (5%) for sandy, loamy and clayey soils respectively. This was statistically significant (P=.05). Physico-chemical parameters were; 27.3± 1 º C, 6.1 ± .2 and 12.9 ± 3% for temperature, pH and % organic matter with eggs and larvae of

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