Journal of Bacteriology & Parasitology

Abstract

Preliminary Data on the Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Urinary Schistosomiasis among School Children in Abebche Commune, Eastern Chad

Mahamat Hassan Abdel-Aziz, Hamit Mahamat Alio*, Kemba Samafou, Abdel-Mahamoud Adam and Bilong Bilong Charles Felix

Schistosomiasis is the world's second-largest parasitic endemic caused by trematodes of the genus Schistosoma. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis among school children in two areas, peri-urban and urban, in the commune of Abeche. A parasitological survey was carried out among school children in the town of Abeche. Parasitological analyses were carried out at the Abeche Provincial Hospital laboratory and the Chemistry and Microbiology Laboratory of the institute National superior the sciences and technology d'Abeche. The method used for parasitological analysis was centrifugation. A total of 723 pupils aged 5 to 15, 587 boys (81.18%) and 136 girls (18.82%) from 5 elementary school in the peri-urban area and 4 elementary school and 2 secondary schools in the urban area, took part in the study. The overall prevalence of Schistosoma haematobium schistosomiasis was 23.24%. Prevalence was 25.7% in boys versus 12.5% in girls (P<0.05). The prevalence of the peripheral zone was 29.2%, and that of the urban zone, Schistosoma haematobium infection, was (11.5%) P<0.05. The difference in prevalence is statically significant. The group prevalence of subjects in the (5-10) age group was (19.2%) and that of the (11-15) age group was 26.8%. The difference was not statically significant (P>0.05). Of the infested pupils, 100% were treated with 40 mg/kg praziquantel. Bilharzia is present in this city, and intensifying health education campaigns among the population would help delay the onset of this parasitosis and enable the authorities to set up a national helminthiasis control program.

Published Date: 2023-11-06; Received Date: 2023-10-04