Studies on the prevalence of renal disease and hypertension in relation to schistosomiasis. III. Proteinuria, haematuria, pyuria and bacteriuria in the rural community of Nigeria.

Midstream specimen of urine was collected from the total population of two rural communities in the immediate environs of Ibadan. One has a higher and the other a low endemicity of urinary schistosomiasis. Proteinuria, haematuria, pyuria and bacteriuria were found to be significantly more frequent in the area of high than low endemicity.