2008
DOI: 10.4314/njpar.v29i1.37895
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The relationship between urinary schistosomiasis and the prevailing socio-economic factors of a rural community in Cameroon

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“…In the present study, prevalence was higher among school-aged participants and the association was statistically significant. Previous studies reported higher infections among younger age group in Nigeria27, Malawi28 Cameroon29 and Cote d'Ivoire30. The higher prevalence among younger age group is not surprising.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 81%
“…In the present study, prevalence was higher among school-aged participants and the association was statistically significant. Previous studies reported higher infections among younger age group in Nigeria27, Malawi28 Cameroon29 and Cote d'Ivoire30. The higher prevalence among younger age group is not surprising.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 81%
“…In some of the schools, the prevalence was as high as 87% [12]. In a related study in Cameroon, Mba and Useh [13] reported urinary schistosomiasis among 39.2% of the subjects studied.…”
Section: Epidemiology Of Schistosomiasismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The morbidity of schistosomiasis in Nigeria reflects what has been published for endemic countries in Africa and Asia. Infection predominates in schoolchildren aged between [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] years and thereby decline following the typical "age verus prevalence/intensity convex curve". An earlier study conducted on urinary schistosomiasis reported a prevalence of 45.4% in Ilorin, Central Nigeria with 25.9% of infected subjects excreting 1,000eggs/10ml urine [16].…”
Section: Schistosomiasis Situation In Nigeriamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Female worms lay eggs in venous plexuses of liver and urinary bladder, and eggs then penetrate the intestinal walls (in intestinal schistosomiasis) to be excreted in stool or penetrate the bladder wall (in urinary schistosomiasis) to be excreted in urine, while some of the eggs migrate towards ectopic sites, such as the liver and other organs, leading to chronic inflammation and fibrosis [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]. The eggs released to the environment hatch in fresh water sources releasing miracidia that penetrate specific snail hosts within which they undergo asexual reproduction and become cercariae to continue the life cycle [27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]. Successful disease prevention and elimination programs for schistosomiasis involve the implementation of intensive intervention and efficient monitoring measures [39][40][41][42][43][44], with different countries having their own modified approaches tailored to the sociocultural and economic situations prevailing [45].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%