Prevalence of Intestinal Helminthes Infection among Primary School Children in Urban and Semi - Urban Areas in Rivers State, Nigeria

The prevalence and intensities of intestinal helminthes among school children were determined in urban and semi - urban communities in Rivers state, Nigeria. Stool samples were collected from 300 hundred consented children attending Universi ty Demonstration Nursery & Primary School (UD N PS) , Choba and Community Primary School (CPS), Rumuolumeni. The stool samples were analyzed for helminthes eggs and larvae u sing standard method s . Other inf ormation was collected using a Performa specifically designed for this study. Results showed that Ascaris lumbricoides 27(57.4%) was the most predominant, followed by Trichuris trichuria (12(25.5%)) and h ookworm (8(17.0%)) was the least prevalent. Location - specific prevalence showed a significant difference (p 0.05) in the acquisition of helminthes in this study. This study has shown that intestinal helminthes are still highly prevalent among school - aged children in Nigeria. This information however will be very useful in the control strategy. Based on the result obtained, we would like to recommend routine examin ation of stool of all school children. However, further studies are therefore advocated. ( Odu NN, Elechi VI and Okonko IO. Prevalence of Intestinal Helminthes Infection among Primary School Children in Urban and Semi - Urban Areas in Port Harcourt, Rivers S tate, Nigeria. World Rural Observ

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