SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM INFECTION AMONG CHILDREN OF ANAM COMMUNITY, SOUTH-EASTERN NIGERIA
| Autor: | J. I. Chikwendu, V. N. Elosiuba, R. E. Ikeh, E. A. Igbokwe, U. C. Ngenebgo, A. E. Onyido |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | The Bioscientist, Vol 10, Iss 2 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2630-7103 2630-7111 |
| Popis: | Urogenital schistosomiasis is a major source of morbidity and mortality for developing countries in Africa including Nigeria. A cross sectional study on urogenital schistosomiasis was done at an island community of Anam, Anambra State Nigeria between April and May 2021. Each of the 200 students enrolled for the study was given a 20 ml universal bottle for terminal urine sample collection during break-time between 10 am -11 am. Collected samples were transported within a cooler containing ice packs to the laboratory where 10ml of each sample was centrifuged in a test tube at 3000 rpm for 5 minutes. When decanted, sediments were pipetted unto glass slides, covered with cover slips, and examined microscopically using ×40 objective lens. Schistosoma haematobium eggs were identified by their characteristic ovoid shapes with terminal spines. Prevalence of infection was calculated as while MS Excel Chart Wizard was used to prepare Bar Charts with standard error bars indicating significant differences. Chi-square was used to test homogeneity between gender and among age-groups studied with(p |
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