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An Epidemiology Survey For Sctristosomiasis Among Pupils
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1.2 AIM AND OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the epidermiology of Schistosomiasis among pupil of Ishielu Amagunze in Nkanu local government.
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to educate the pupils with respect to the disease on the mode of
infection and identify ways of preventing and controlling the disease.
1.3 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Amagunze
has a number of slow moving streams and water bodies with high human
contact. The exposed population is primary school pupils who swims, wash
food clothes at long hours. It is expected that water intact diseases
and schistomiasis will be highly prevalent in the community.
1.4 HYPOTHESIS
H0
prevalence of schristosmiasis is more in primary school children
between ages 6-12 years who have highest water contact such as swimming
food washing etc.
H1 Schistosomiasis is not present amoge pupils in Amagunze even though they have high water contact events.
1.5 JUSTIFICATION
Since
all human activities required water such as drinking., bathing, washing
of clothes and agricultural purpose etc. there is need for proper
disposal of faces and urine to reduces the rates of infection of
Schistosomiasis and pupils coming to the water should be screened before
allowing to settle in the area.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The survey of urinary sehistomiass in Ishele in Amagunze, Nkanu East local Government was carried out using two methods of diagnosis i.e combination of questionnaire on clinical signs and symptoms, and laboratory microscopy using primary school children in the area as test samples. A total of fifty samples were randomly collected reveals the prevalence of urinary Sdristomisis is 62 %. The risk factor attributed was found to cotain the sried of the type Bulinus (physopsis) globusus and Bulinus fr ... Continue reading---
