Water Contact Activities Affecting Prevalence and Distribution of Intestinal Schistosomiasis in Two Endemic Communities Gwanje and Mada Hills, Akwanga, Nigeria

Chikwendu, J. I.; Amuta, E. U.; Onekutu, A.; Ogbonna, Innocent Okonkwo

doi:10.3923/tasr.2020.275.280

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“…Also, the report of Hajissa et al (2018) corroborated the findings as they recorded activities that link people with water to be relatively associated with the infection. In addition, the reports of the study conducted by Angora et al (2019) and Amuta et al (2020) lend credence to the fact that swimming and fishing which are activities that predispose one to have long hours of contact with water are risk factors for schistosomiasis transmission. Knowledge of schistosomiasis was not hidden from the participants as 419 (82.32%) out of the total 509 had prior knowledge of schistosomiasis, unlike the participants of the research from Zimbabwe by Nyati-Jokomo & Chimbari (2017) in which the people were not informed.…”

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Risk factors affecting the occurrence of urinary schistosomiasis and urinary tract infections in some communities of Ondo State, Nigeria

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Onifade

Dada

2022

Journal of Water and Health

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Schistosomiasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases, affecting about 240 million people worldwide. Urinary schistosomiasis (US) is a chronic and debilitating disease caused by blood flukes, Schistosoma. haematobium and people with the US are vulnerable to secondary infections caused by bacteria. The study was designed to evaluate the risk factors involved in US and urinary tract infection (UTI) in parts of Ondo State, Nigeria. The study areas were rural communities known to be endemic for schistosomiasis, with farming as their major occupation and they depend solely on the use of the infected rivers for their day to day activities. Structured questionnaires were administered to obtain information concerning the infections. Five hundred and nine community dwellers participated in the study. The results showed that schistosomiasis was significant for gender and age (X2(1) = 23.934, p = 0.000) and (X2(7) = 85.991, p = 0.000), respectively, while UTI was not significant for age and gender. The study revealed that gender, age, contact with infected water, and duration spent in the water were risk factors associated with the development of schistosomiasis and UTI in the communities.

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