@article {10.3844/ajidsp.2017.38.44,
article_type = {journal},
title = {Distribution Pattern of Human Urinary Schistosomiasis in Kwara State, Nigeria},
author = {Joseph, Sunday Ojo and Abdulkareem, Babamale Olarewaju and Samuel, Ugbomoiko Uade},
volume = {13},
number = {4},
year = {2018},
month = {Feb},
pages = {38-44},
doi = {10.3844/ajidsp.2017.38.44},
url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajidsp.2017.38.44},
abstract = {Human urinary schistosomiasis is a severe parasitic infectious disease in many rural communities in tropical Africa. The status of infection in Kwara State is inadequately documented. We, therefore, investigated distribution pattern of infection amongst school-aged children in the three Senatorial Districts of the state. Of 3757 urine samples examined, 670 (17.8%) were infected with 8.9% in Central, 13.5% in South and 28.7% in the North Senatorial districts. The overall geometric mean intensity and mean population egg load were 347.3 and 61.9 eggs per 10 mL urine respectively. Generally, infection is age and sex dependent (p},
journal = {American Journal of Infectious Diseases},
publisher = {Science Publications}
}