PREVALENCE OF URINARY SCHISTOSOMIASIS AMONG PUPILS ATTENDING MUBI, YELWA PRIMARY SCHOOL MUBI, ADAMAWA STATE
Abstract
4..1 A TOTAL OF 100 RANDOMLY SELECTED PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN YELWA PRIMARY SCHOOL MUBI NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ADAMAWA STATE WERE EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE INFECTION RATE AND PRESENCE OF URINARY SCHISTOSOMIASIS. THE METHOD USED WAS THE SEDIMENTATION (CENTRIFUGATION) METHOD A MODERATELY HIGH INFECTION RATE WAS 22 RECORDED INFECTION RATES WAS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH AMONG MALES 10 THAN FEMALES 9, REACHING THE PEAK IN THE 9-10 YEARS AGE GROUP IN MALES AND 6- 10 YEARS AGE GROUP IN FEMALES. INFECTION RATE WAS HIGHER IN MALES THAN FEMALES IN ALL AGE GROUP WITH DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH EGG OUTPUT AMONG INFECTED CHILDREN.
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