A Prevalence Survey Of Geohelminthiasis Among Primary School Children In Umuahia North Local Government Area Of Abia State:- Odukaesieme, Ozioma P.
ABSTRACT
A study of infection with
geohelminths among primary school children in Umuahia North local Government
Area ofAbia state was carried out. A total prevalence of infection (X2 9.275,
d.f — 2, P>0.05), however school location affected the level of prevalence
(X2 = 20.836, d.f = 3, P>0.05); also one of 400 primary school children aged 6-16 years
were examined for the helminth infections. Helminthes identified were Ascaris
lumbricoides (41.5%) Trichuris trichiura (6.7%) and hookworm (22.5%). A total
of 276 subjects were infected. The age of the children had no effect on
the d = 2.179, d.f = 1, P> 0.05). This study reveals that schools
located near rural settlement had higher infection which influence the
geohelminthiasis status entire communities. ix ! ■ ! prevalence of infection
(X2 9.275, d.f — 2, P>0.05), however school location affected the level of
prevalence (X2 = 20.836, d.f = 3, P>0.05); also one probably indicates that
poor sanitary condition that may arise from poor sewage disposal, poor potable
water, and ignorance and these factors of school children.
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ODUKAESIEME, P (2024). A Prevalence Survey Of Geohelminthiasis Among Primary School Children In Umuahia North Local Government Area Of Abia State:- Odukaesieme, Ozioma P.. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Dec 22, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/a-prevalence-survey-of-geohelminthiasis-among-primary-school-children-in-umuahia-north-local-government-area-of-abia-state-odukaesieme-ozioma-p-7-2
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PRISCA, ODUKAESIEME. "A Prevalence Survey Of Geohelminthiasis Among Primary School Children In Umuahia North Local Government Area Of Abia State:- Odukaesieme, Ozioma P." Mouau.afribary.org (2024). Accessed 22 Dec. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/a-prevalence-survey-of-geohelminthiasis-among-primary-school-children-in-umuahia-north-local-government-area-of-abia-state-odukaesieme-ozioma-p-7-2