Hajissa Khalid, Muhajir Abd Elhafiz M A, Eshag Hamza Adam, Alfadel Alnzer, Nahied Elkhatieb, Dahab Rabeea, Ali Safa Mohammed, Mohammed Marwa, Gaafar Mohamed, Mohamed Zeehaida
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, B.O.Box382, Omdurman, Sudan.
Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
BMC Res Notes. 2018 Oct 31;11(1):779. doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-3871-y.
Schistosomiasis remains one of the most common parasitic diseases worldwide. This is a cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence of schistosomiasis and its associated risk factors among primary school children in Um-Asher area. The study was conducted among 170 primary school students in Um-Asher area from November 2017 to February 2018. Urine and stool samples were collected and examined for schistosomiasis infections. Moreover, data on sociodemographic characteristics and associated risk factors were obtained using a questionnaire.
The overall prevalence of Schistosoma haematobium was 12.9%, whereas that of Schistosoma mansoni was 2.95%. Additionally, the males had higher prevalence (60%) of S. mansoni than females (40%). However, both gender were equally infected with S. haematobium (50%). With regard to risk factors, distance of residence from water source and source of drinking water are relatively associated with the infection.
血吸虫病仍然是全球最常见的寄生虫病之一。这是一项横断面研究,旨在确定乌姆 - 阿舍尔地区小学生中血吸虫病的患病率及其相关危险因素。该研究于2017年11月至2018年2月在乌姆 - 阿舍尔地区的170名小学生中进行。收集尿液和粪便样本并检查是否感染血吸虫病。此外,使用问卷获取社会人口学特征和相关危险因素的数据。
埃及血吸虫的总体患病率为12.9%,而曼氏血吸虫的患病率为2.95%。此外,曼氏血吸虫的男性患病率(60%)高于女性(40%)。然而,男女感染埃及血吸虫的比例相同(50%)。关于危险因素,居住距离水源和饮用水源与感染相对相关。