Urinary Schistosomiasis Amongst Children in Some Selected Primary Schools in Bagwai Local Government Area of Kano State – Nigeria

Abstract

Urinary schistosomiasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases that mostly affect children of the poor in resource limited settings of  developing countries especially in Africa. It evolves when children come in contact with stagnant water and those of school age are  among the most vulnerable. The research aimed to assess the burden of schistosomiasis among school children in the study area.  Samples were collected in universal bottles and analysed by microscopy. From the research, overall prevalence of 25.3% was recorded.  The result indicated variable disease prevalence amongst the selected villages, which revealed 45(47.3%) for Daddauda, 31(13.1%) for  Kiyawa, 29(2.63%) for Jarumawa, 22(13.1%) from Sare-Sare and Kauyen Adam with 23(23.6%). Daddauda recorded the highest prevalence  (47.3%) followed by Kauyen Adam (23.6%), Kiyawa and Sare-Sare with 13.1% respectively and the least was Jarumawa with 2.63%. There is  statistically significant difference in infection among the different villages from which the children came from (P-value = 0.0001. According  to the results, males had higher prevalence 71.0% compared to their females counterpart, 28.9%. Based on age group, the age bracket with the highest prevalence was 15-18 years of age 68.4% while the least infection rate was recorded in 5-7 years age group with  10.5%.