Prevalence of some intestinal helminths in Port Harcourt University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
The prevalence of some intestinal helminths in Port Harcourt, Nigeria was studied over five years period (1987-1991). A total of 7476 patients' stools were examined microscopically. Forty-six per cent was infested with either one or more of these helminths in descending order of prevalence: Ascaris lumbricoides, Hookworm, Trichuris trichiura and strongyloides stercoralis. There was sex and age variation in infection rates of the infected population. Forty-seven per cent of the patients were males while 53 percent were females. Adults recorded the highest infection rate of 59 percent while infants recorded the lowest infection rate of 1.0 percent. The factors which may be responsible for the variation are discussed.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence