A preliminary servey of the prevalence and intensity of urinary schistosomiasis among school children in Akpet Central, Biase Nigeria

Effects of Urogenital Schistosomiasis on Academic Performance and Anthropometric Parameters of School-aged Children

“…This might probably be due to the fact that in this part of the country males are more involved in fetching of water from the streams and also farming activities which predisposes the males to more infection than females who in the other hand are mostly inclined to domestic activities. This agrees with that reported by Akeh et al, [9] who had a higher prevalence rate of infection (57.7%) among the male subjects but differs from that of Nkegbe, [21] who had a higher prevalence rate of infection (64.0%) among female subjects in Volta basin of South Eastern Ghana. The 25% prevalence recorded amongst subjects with weighed 30-39 kg differs from that of Inyang-Etoh et al, [22] in Adim who had the highest prevalence rate of infection (54.6%) among subjects weighed 50-60 kg.…”

“…This has confirmed the endemicity of urogenital schistosomiasis in Akpet-1 Community with a prevalence rate of 19%. This is lower than that of Akeh et al, [9] in Akpet central who had a prevalence rate of 42.5%, Inyang-Etoh et al, [16] and Inyang-Etoh et al, [17] & [11] in Adim who had a prevalence rate of 36.5%, 39.7% and 21% respectively. It is on the other hand higher than that of Adie et al, [18] who had a prevalence of 0.2% in Odukpani.…”

“…Urogenital schistosomiasis is endemic in Akpet community, a rural rice-farming community in Biase L.G.A. of Cross River State, Nigeria [9]. This study was to determine the current prevalence of urogenital schistosomiasis and its effects on academic performance and anthropometric parameters of school-aged school children in Akpet community.…”