چکیده (انگلیسی):

The study was conducted in poor communities, where most of the population is dependent on
river and well for their everyday activities. In this study 5 years–15 years aged children were
sampled for schistosomiasis (Urinary and intestinal), using of urine and stool samples. The
stool samples were analyzed using kato-katz thick faecal smear technique while the urine samples
were analyzed by filtration technique. The overall prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis
(Schistosoma haematobium) was 60.8% (228 positive cases in 375 samples), and for intestinal
schistosomiasis (Schistosoma mansoni) was 2.93% (11 positive in 375 samples). The order of
infection based on social status (occupation of pupil's parents) was farmers N fishermen N
traders N civil servents N others. The prevalence of infection based on pupil's water contact activities
such as farming associated 84.87% urinary schistosomiasis, followed by swimming
(78.21%). Occurrence of urinary schistosomiasis based on source of pupil's drinking water;
highest infection was reported among those that drink dam water (75.24%) while least infection
was occurred whose drinking water was from bore-whole (17.64%). Prevalence of urinary
schistosomiasis in the studied area is therefore very high and family status, means of water
contact and availability of drinking water dependent. Therefore there is urgent need to adapt
preventive measures, provision of safe drinking water as well as control programmes for vector
snails, immediately.
© 2015 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of World Federation of Parasitologists. This is an
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