School age children in Sub-saharian Africa, victim of multiparasitism

ISBN-13: 9786200002471 / Angielski

Martin Gael Oyono; Leopold Gustave Lehman; Charles Felix Bilong Bilong

Opis

In Sub-Saharan Africa, school-age children are the most vulnerable to parasitic infections and are particularly exposed to multi-parasitism and its potential consequences. This study aimed at determining the intensity of multi-parasitism in Nyong et Mfoumou Division and identifying its determinants. A cross-sectional study took place from September 2017 to July 2018 among pupils of five (05) government schools from the Nyong et Mfoumou Division. Stool samples were collected from each child and examined for protozoan cysts, helminth eggs and larva while blood samples were collected for detection of Plasmodium spp and filarial blood stages. In addition, socio-demographic and school environment related information were documented. We conclude that the intensity of multiparasitism among schoolchildren in Nyong et Mfoumou Division is high with predominance in rural areas.

O autorze

Oyono, Martin Gael
Young researcher and PhD student at University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon. I'm very on studying of Neglected Tropical diseases.