Health and Development Support Programme (HANDS), Jos, Nigeria

Biography

Rinpan Ishaya Jwanse has extended his valuable service for many years and has been a recipient of many award and grants. His international experience includes various programs, contributions and participation in different countries for diverse fields of study.  His research interests reflect in his wide range of publications in various national and international journals.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites among Students of a Tertiary Institution in Jos, Nigeria
  Author(s): Ejinaka OR, Obeta MU*, Jwanse RI, Lote-Nwaru IE, Nkop JP, Agbalaka PI and Friday PE
  
  A tertiary institution in Jos that admits students who are resident in the hostel where sources of water are from borehole, rain and commercial sachet water had complains from the students as a result of stomach pains and discomfort. The prevalence of intestinal parasites and most prevalent parasite among students of Federal School of Medical Science, Jos through experimental study was conducted among all the students available in the hostel of the tertiary institution in the month of September 2017 and analyzed with Percentages. Sixty faecal samples were examined for intestinal parasites by Macroscopy, Microscopy: direct and formol-ether concentration techniques. Twenty six (26) out of sixty samples were positive for intestinal parasites giving a prevalence of 43.3%. The age groups 15-20 and 21-25 years had the highest prevalence of 34.6%. Age groups between 31-35 had the lowest of 3.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9597.19.10.360

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