Distribution of ascariasis, trichuriasis and hookworm infections in Ogun State, Southwestern Nigeria

Autor: Nnayere Simon Odoemene, S.O. Bankole, Eniola Micheal Abe, G. A. Dedeke, Adejuwon Adeniji, Olaitan O. Omitola, A.S. Oluwole, Chiedu F. Mafiana, Babatunde Saheed Bada, H. O. Mogaji, Uwem F Ekpo, Mariam Tobi Fagbenro
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Ancylostomatoidea
Male
Rural Population
0301 basic medicine
Ascaris Lumbricoides
Nematoda
Trichuris
Distribution (economics)
Geographical Locations
Feces
Soil
0302 clinical medicine
Ascariasis
Epidemiology
Prevalence
Medicine and Health Sciences
Child
Aged
80 and over
Family Characteristics
Multidisciplinary
biology
Ascaris
Eukaryota
Middle Aged
030108 mycology & parasitology
Geography
Helminth Infections
Child
Preschool
Medicine
Female
Ascaris lumbricoides
Research Article
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Trichuriasis
Science
030231 tropical medicine
Nigeria
Hookworm Infections
03 medical and health sciences
Helminths
Environmental health
Parasitic Diseases
medicine
Animals
Humans
Aged
business.industry
Public health
Organisms
Infant
Biology and Life Sciences
Tropical Diseases
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
Invertebrates
Soil-Transmitted Helminthiases
Hookworms
People and Places
Africa
business
Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 6, p e0233423 (2020)
PLoS ONE
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233423
Popis: BackgroundAscariasis, Trichuriasis and Hookworm infections poses a considerable public health burden in Sub-Saharan Africa, and a sound understanding of their spatial distribution facilitates to better target control interventions. This study, therefore, assessed the prevalence of the trio, and mapped their spatial distribution in the 20 administrative regions of Ogun State, Nigeria.MethodsParasitological surveys were carried out in 1,499 households across 33 spatially selected communities. Fresh stool samples were collected from 1,027 consenting participants and processed using ether concentration method. The locations of the communities were georeferenced using a GPS device while demographic data were obtained using a standardized form. Data were analysed using SPSS software and visualizations and plotting maps were made in ArcGIS software.ResultsFindings showed that 19 of the 20 regions were endemic for one or more kind of the three infections, with an aggregated prevalence of 17.2%. Ascariasis was the most frequently observed parasitic infection in 28 communities with a prevalence of 13.6%, followed by hookworm infections with a prevalence of 4.6% while Trichuriasis was the least encountered with a prevalence of 1.7%. The spatial distribution of infections ranges between 5.3-49.2% across the regions. The highest and lowest distribution of overall helminth infections was recorded in Egbado South and Egbado North respectively. Nine regions had infection status between 20.0%-49.2%, while 10 regions had infection status between 5.3%-15.8%.ConclusionThis study provides epidemiological data on the prevalence and spatial distribution of ascariasis, trichuriasis and hookworm infections which will add to the baseline data and guide the public health officers in providing appropriate control strategies in the endemic communities.
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