The Occurrence of Oral Thrush Yeasts Among School Children in Onitsha Urban, Anambra State, Nigeria

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umeh Chibuzo Nn ◽  
Okolocha Mabel Ebele .
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Anambra State ◽  
Oral Thrush

scholarly journals Intestinal Parasites, Malaria and Anemia among School Children in Some Flood Affected Areas of Ogbaru Local Government Anambra State, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 09 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ogalue Uchenna M ◽  
Ekejindu Ifeoma M ◽  
Ochiabuto OMTB ◽  
Obi MC ◽  
Obeagu EmmanuelI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
School Children ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Anambra State

URINARY SCHISTOSOMIASIS AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN NIGERIA: CONSEQUENCES OF INDIGENOUS BELIEFS AND WATER CONTACT ACTIVITIES

1997 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. O. AMAZIGO ◽  
C. I. ANAGO-AMANZE ◽  
J. C. OKEIBUNOR
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Schistosoma Haematobium ◽  
Venereal Disease ◽  
Water Sources ◽  
Water Contact ◽  
Urinary Schistosomiasis ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Anambra State ◽  
Individual Perception ◽  
Significant Difference

A study of urinary schistosomiasis in Umueze-Anam, Anambra State, Nigeria, showed a Schistosoma haematobium infection of 26% (85) among school children with no significant difference by sex except when age as a variable is introduced. Eleven percent (37) of the 333 children were positive for haematuria; all these 37 children lived within 1·0 km of the water sources. Of the 85 infected children, swimming and laundering accounted for 65% and 48% of all water contact activities, for boys and girls respectively. One-third of the 230 adults interviewed believed haematuria to be a venereal disease and 20% thought it was a sign of maturity. Individual perception of causation and seriousness of haematuria differed by level of education and by sex. Less than 2% of the respondents knew that snails transmitted the disease. The effects of social restrictions on the epidemiology of infection is discussed.

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