Abstract:
This study was conducted in Alkemair village, Shandi on 200 child
comprising different gender and age groups. Two techniques were used in
this study: centrifugation and viability techniques . The results revealed that
out of the 200 urine samples examined by the centrifugation technique, 24
were found to be positive for Schistosoma heamatobium infection, and
constituting on overall prevalence rate of 12%.
Out of 100 males examined, 8 were found positive for S. heamatobium
infection and out of the 100 females examined, 16 were found positive. This
constitutes 8% and 16% incidence rate respectively
The highest incidence rate (13.9%) was reported among the 4—8 age groups,
while the lowest rate (2.9%) was reported among the 14—18 age
group.
The result showed that the incidence rate was 19.8% for those who had
contact with water.
The result revealed that 61.8%(535 l 886) of the egg were viable using stain.
