title: Entamoeba gingivalis: prevalence amongst inhabitants of the Niger Delta.
abstract: A survey based on microscopic examination of scrapping taken from the gum-line was conducted on the prevalence of Entamoeba gingivalis amongst inhabitants of the Niger Delta area of Nigeria. An overall prevalence of 6.9% was recorded. Infection was highest among the 5-10 year age group (22.9%) and dropped progressively with increase in age of the subjects such that by the age of 29 years it had fallen to 5.7%. No significant difference (p less than 0.005) could be detected regarding infection amongst smokers (4.1%) and non-smokers (4.3%) or between male (6.8%) and female subjects (7.0%).
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D004747:Entamoeba / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004749:Entamoebiasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria