SCHISTOSOMA-HAEMATOBIUM - A NEGLECTED COMMON PARASITIC DISEASE OF CHILDHOOD IN NIGERIA - INCIDENCE AND INTENSITY OF INFECTION

被引：7

作者：

BELLO, AB

EDUNGBOLA, LD

机构：

[1] UNIV HOSP ILORIN,DEPT PAEDIAT,ILORIN,NIGERIA

[2] UNIV HOSP ILORIN,DEPT MICROBIOL & PARASITOL,ILORIN,NIGERIA

来源：

ACTA PAEDIATRICA | 1992年 / 81卷 / 08期

关键词：

CHILDHOOD; INTENSITY OF INFECTION AND IMPLICATIONS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS-HAEMATOBIUM;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1651-2227.1992.tb12309.x

中图分类号：

R72 [儿科学];

学科分类号：

100202 ;

摘要：

A prospective and cross-sectional study was carried out in various communities in Kwara State, Nigeria, to access the status and implications of urinary schistosomiasis among schoolchildren. Of 425 pupils examined in nine communities, 193 (45.4%) were infected. Infection rates for boys (44.7%) and girls (47.9%) were not significantly different (p > 0.5). Children between 11 and 13 years of age had the highest incidence rates (33.6%). However, the percentage of children (25.9%) excreting at least 1000 eggs per 10 ml of urine sample during their first decade of life was significantly higher (p < 0.01) than for older pupils. The health implications of schistosomiasis acquired early in life, as in this study, are highlighted in the discussion.

引用

页码：601 / 604

页数：4

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