PREVALENCE OF SHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM AMONG SOME CHILDREN ATTENDING PRIMARY SCHOOL IN GADAU
Abstract
ABSTRACTS
The prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis among primary school age children of Gadau,
Schistosomiasis is low or no endemic in Gadau community of Itas/Gadau local government area
of Bauchi state according to this studied. middle day urine samples were collected in a clean
sterile transparent urine container and transported to the primary health care laboratory of Gadau
community for examination. These samples were examined microscopically using standard
sedimentation method. A well structure questionnaire was administered and relevant information
were obtained from the 50 primary school children between September and October 2023, An
overall prevalence was 0.00% was observed in the studied. The prevalence found on both males
and females were 0.00%.There is no children’ s who their source of water is river, All their
source of water is tap and borehole water that is the reason why urinary schistosomiasis is low or
no endemic in Gadau community.
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