Research Article - Asian Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2017) Volume 7, Issue 61

The Incidence of Urinary Schistosomiasis in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi

A prevalence study of urinary schistosomiasis involving 2,468 persons in nine villages of Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State was carried out between October 2002 and May 2003 Of the sampled subjects, 1,215 (49.2%) were positive for Schistosoma haematobium ova. Prevalence of the disease varied amongst villages but it was not statistically significant (p>0.05). Age differential showed a gradual increase from the less than five years old and reaching a peak in the 16-20 years and decreasing thereafter. Of the 2,468 persons examined, 1101 and 1367 were males and females respectively. While 575 (53.2%) males were infected, 640 (46.8%) females were positive for Schistosoma haematobium ova in their urine. Intensity of infection in both sexes increased with increase in prevalence and had similar pattern of decrease. Altogether, 34.9% males and 29.7% females has low egg counts below 50 eggs/10 ml urine while males (65.1%) and females (70.3%) had high eggs counts. Visible haematuria was seen in most positive urine specimens.

Author(s): Anorue CO, Nwoke BEB, Ukaga CN

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