title: Rapid diagnosis of schistosomiasis in Yemen using a simple questionnaire and urine reagent strips.
abstract: Schistosomiasis ranks second to malaria in terms of socioeconomic and public health importance in Yemen. This study assessed the validity of a morbidity questionnaire and urine reagent strips as a rapid tool for screening schoolchildren for urinary schistosomiasis as compared with the presence of eggs in urine as the gold-standard parasitological diagnosis. The study examined urine samples and interviewed 696 children (mean age 12.5 years) attending a primary-preparatory school in south Yemen. Urinary schistosomiasis was confirmed in 126 (18.1%) children. Diagnostic performance was poor for 2 items in the morbidity questionnaire (self-reported history of previous infection and self-reported history of antischistosomal treatment). However, self-reported dysuria, self-reported haematuria in the questionnaire and microhaematuria by reagent strips (alone or with macrohaematuria) revealed good diagnostic performance. The results indicated that reagent strips are a valid method for detection of microhaematuria for identifying individuals and communities infected with Schistosoma haematobium.
authors: Department of Tropical Health, High Institute of Public Health, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt.
authors: H K
authors: HK
authors: Bassiouny
authors: Department of Epidemiology, High Institute of Public Health, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt.
authors: A A
authors: AA
authors: Hasab
authors: Department of Epidemiology, High Institute of Public Health, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt.
authors: N A
authors: NA
authors: El-Nimr
authors: Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sana'a, Sana'a, Yemen.
authors: L A
authors: LA
authors: Al-Shibani
authors: Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Aden, Aden, Yemen.
authors: A A
authors: AA
authors: Al-Waleedi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011934:Reagent Strips; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012548:Schistosoma haematobium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012553:Schistosomiasis haematobia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000652:urine*; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015006:Yemen
chemical_list: D011934:Reagent Strips