The prevalence of gastro-intestinal tract parasites in the inhabitants of Bori Military Cantonment in Port Harcourt Local Government area of Rivers State, Nigeria

Awi-Waadu, G.D.B

doi:10.4314/ajazeb.v7i1.41148

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“…The prevalence rate of 27.66% shows a reduction when compared with previous works by Awi-Waadu [ 2 ] who reported 84.6%, Abah and Arene [ 1 ] 42.7%, and Odu et al [ 3 ] 30.7%. This may not be unconnected with recent effort by the Rivers State Government to reduce infant mortality and improve environmental sanitation and personal hygiene via construction of modern classroom in all communities of the state and the schools deworming programme of the wife of the governor and the feeding of school children.…”

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Status of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Primary School Children in Rivers State, Nigeria

Abah

Arene

2015

Journal of Parasitology Research

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Status of intestinal parasitic infections among primary school children in Rivers State, Nigeria, was investigated between January and December 2011. A total of 3,826 stool samples were collected from school children (1,828 males and 1998 females) in 36 primary schools from 13 local government areas of Rivers State. The samples were analyzed using wet saline/iodine and formol ether concentration methods. Of the 3,826 stool samples examined, 1059 (27.66%) were positive for different intestinal parasites, namely, Ascaris lumbricoides (51.78%), hookworm sp. (25.0%), Trichuris trichiura (15.18%), Strongyloides stercoralis (7.14%), Taenia sp. (0.89%), and Enterobius vermicularis (0.01%). The prevalence of the infection was generally higher in males (57.60%) than females (42.40%). The differences were not statistically significant (P > 0.05). Among these intestinal parasites, Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm sp., and Trichuris trichiura were found in all the 13 local government areas studied while Strongyloides stercoralis was found in 12, Taenia sp. in five, and Enterobius vermicularis in only one community in Ahoada Local Government Area. The overall infection rate remains high and would require coordinated deworming of the school children within the state.

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Status of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Primary School Children in Rivers State, Nigeria

Abah

Arene

2015

Journal of Parasitology Research

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“…The descriptive cross-sectional study revealed a high prevalence of parasitic infections among refuse disposal workers. The presence of parasitic infections among independent refuse disposal workers in Port Harcourt supports earlier observations that parasitic infections constitute a major public health problem in the country and high endemicity of intestinal parasitic infections in Rivers State [9,10]. Ten different parasites were recovered among the independent refuse disposal workers in Port Harcourt.…”

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“…Among all the intestinal parasites observed in this study, hookworm, Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura were observed in all the sampled locations. Awi-Waadu [9], described these three parasites as the most common intestinal parasites in the tropics pointing out that poor environmental sanitation and socioeconomic status are the key factors that promote the breeding and spread of these parasites. The pattern of infection with multiple helminthes in this study was similar to those reported earlier [18].…”

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Parasitic Infections among Independent Refuse Disposal Workers in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Nwadiuto

Sam

2021

IJTDH

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Background: A study was carried out to ascertain the prevalence of parasitic infections among independent refuse disposal workers in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, and to ascertain the risk factors that enhance their vulnerability to parasitic infections. Aims: The study was undertaken to determine parasitic infections among independent refuse disposal workers in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Methods: Urine, stool and blood specimens were collected from 210 male refuse disposal workers. Standard parasitological procedures were employed in sample collection and examinations for the presence of various parasitic organisms. Results: Results showed 86.2% of the subjects were infected with Plasmodium sp, 94.3% were infected with one or more of 9 parasitic species, of which hookworm had the highest prevalence (91.4%). Others included are Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Taenia sp, Strongyloides stercoralis, Enterobius vermicularis, Schistosoma mansoni, Entamoeba hystolytica, Girdia lamblia. Schistosoma haematobium was not recovered from the urine specimens. Age group 26-29 years had the highest malaria prevalence of 89.1%, followed by age group 18-21 years (88.4%) while parasitic infection rate was highest among the age group 18-21(97.6%). Refuse disposal workers who reside in Rumuokoro camp had the highest malaria and intestinal parasites followed by Eneka. Poly-parasitism with A. lumbricoides and hookworm recorded the highest prevalence of 58 (27.8%) and fifteen subjects had triple poly-parasitism, with A. lumbricoides, hookworm and T. trichiura. Only 49 of the 210 respondents used one or more of the various personal protective equipment, while 161 used none at all. Conclusion: Intestinal parasitic infection is highly prevalent among the independent refuse disposal workers in Port Harcourt. Inadequate use of personal protective equipment, poor personal hygiene and deplorable living conditions were identified as the major risk factors that enhanced transmission. It is therefore, imperative that the government enforces the use of personal protective equipment, implementation of preventive chemotherapy with health education to reduce morbidity and control transmission among the workers.

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“…Ascaris lumbricoides causes about 1.2 billion infections worldwide and T. trichiura and hookworm disease accounts for 795 million and 740 million ( Alum et al., 2010 ). High prevalence of IPIs has been observed among school-going children in sub-Saharan African countries including: 84.6% in Nigeria ( Awi-Waadu, 2008 ), 90% in Central Sudan ( Ahmed et al., 2010 ), 50.0% in Rwanda ( Emile et al., 2013 ), 48.7% in Tanzania ( Speich et al., 2013 ) and 84.7% in Burkina Faso ( Erismann et al., 2016 ). Malaria coinfection with IPIs predominates in sub-Saharan African countries due to their overlapping distribution ( Hotez et al., 2009 ).…”

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Malaria coinfection with Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in children at Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Benin City, Nigeria

Edosomwan

Evbuomwan

Agbalalah

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Heliyon

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Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are highly endemic in poorer countries of the world. The research investigated the prevalence of parasitic infections among children in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Benin City. Faecal, urine and blood specimen were collected from 184 children (100 males and 84 females) aged 6–15. Blood samples were prepared using thick film method and analyzed microscopically. Direct smear technique was employed for faecal sample and sedimentation method to concentrate ova from the urine sample. Ten species of parasites were identified in this study. The predominant species were Plasmodium falciparum (67.93%), Entamoeba histolytica (67.93%) and Giardia duodenalis (59.78%). Plasmodium falciparum and E. histolytica were most prevalent in both sexes, with P. falciparum infecting 68% males and 67.86% females while E. histolytica infected 66% males and 70.24% females ( P = 0.24). Mixed infections with blood and intestinal parasites were recorded in 41.18% in age group 5–10 and 47.90% in age group 11–15 ( P < 0.5). Also, mixed infections with blood and intestinal parasites were detected in 45% males and 50% females ( P = 0.51). Urinary schistosomiasis was recorded in 28.80% of the participants. Parasitic infections especially P. falciparum malaria and amoebiasis were predominant among the children. Therefore, our findings call for specific intervention programmes to reduce parasite intensity and morbidity in the children. Environmental and personal hygiene should be implemented in order to curb parasitosis in the study area.

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The prevalence of gastro-intestinal tract parasites in the inhabitants of Bori Military Cantonment in Port Harcourt Local Government area of Rivers State, Nigeria

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Status of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Primary School Children in Rivers State, Nigeria

Status of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Primary School Children in Rivers State, Nigeria

Parasitic Infections among Independent Refuse Disposal Workers in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Malaria coinfection with Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in children at Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Benin City, Nigeria

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