Integrated control of river and pond water as an exposure source to urogenital schistosomiasis of rural inhabitants in southern Taraba State, Nigeria
| Autor: | Paul Azuaga, Emmanuel Binga Wama, John Bwamto Bingbeng, RS Houmsou, Santaya Larit Kela, Hemen Agere, Elizabeth Une Amuta, John Ador Uniga, Jerry Timothy Jerry |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
inhabitants 030231 tropical medicine Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 030108 mycology & parasitology Development Pollution Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Geography schistosomiasis parasitic diseases Urogenital Schistosomiasis riverine rural Socioeconomics Waste Management and Disposal urogenital TD1-1066 Water Science and Technology risk |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, Vol 11, Iss 4, Pp 546-557 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2408-9362 2043-9083 |
| Popis: | The study investigated the infection level and behavioural factors exposing rural inhabitants to urogenital schistosomiasis in Takum Local Government Area, Taraba State, Nigeria. Filtration technique determined Schistosoma haematobium eggs from urine samples. Questionnaires collected socio-demographic characteristics and ponds/rivers/streams’ behavioural attitudes of participants. An infection of 41.1% was found. Sufa significantly had the highest infection (62.5%) (χ2 = 32.34, p = 0.001) as well as the age groups 1–10 years (47.2%) and 11–20 years (49.6%) (χ2 = 33.83, p = 0.001). Participants with non-formal education and farmers, respectively, had higher infection (45.7%) (χ2 = 12.08, p = 0.001) and (48.5%) (χ2 = 5.42, p = 0.020). Inhabitants who played in ponds/rivers/streams during dry season as well as those with non-formal education and farmers were more predisposed to infection with respective crude odds ratio (cOR) of 0.92 (%95CI: 0.81–1.50; p = 0.043), 0.55 (%95CI: 0.38–0.77; p = 0.001) and 0.80 (%95CI: 0.33–1.41; p = 0.002). Inhabitants were infected according to their wards as well as their age groups, education level, occupation level and behavioural activities. The federal and state governments should embark on public health education and control of the disease. HIGHLIGHTS First epidemiological study in Takum Local Government reporting the vulnerabilty of rural inhabitants to river and pond water sources.; Water activities like farming of rice, playing and washing in ponds/streams/rivers exposed inhabitants to urogenital schistosomiasis.; Deterioration of bore-holes and absence of pipe-borne potable water motivated and mandated rural inhabitants to riverine and pond activities. |
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