title: Schistosoma haematobium in rural school children in Nigeria.
abstract: A survey of Schistosoma haematobium infection was carried out in 722 rural school children in Emu, Edo State of Nigeria. The ages of the children ranged from 5-19 years with those between the age-group 10-14 years constituting the highest percentage 317 (43.9%). There were more males 383 (53.0%) than females 339 (47.0%) in the study population. Urine analysis of these children showed that 254 (35.2%) of them were excreting Schistosoma haematobium ova and of these 196 (27.2%) had haematuria. The prevalence of the disease was highest in the younger children with 43.1% for haematuria and 55.3% for S. haematobium ova among the age-group 5-9 years. The corresponding figures were 21.4% and 24.7% for age-group 10-14 years and 14.9% and 27.7% for 15-19 years old children. The sex-specific prevalences of haematuria and Schistosoma haematobium ova were higher for females than for the males.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Nigeria.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ogbeide
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Okojie
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wagbatsoma
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Isah
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D012553:Schistosomiasis haematobia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000652:urine; D017678:Sex Distribution