Prevalence and risk factors of Schistosomiasis among school aged children in Al- Fashir, North Darfur state, Sudan: a cross sectional study
Elzain, I. A.; Abdalla, H. S.; Idris, A. B.; Ahmed, N. M.; Jomaa, S.; Hassan, M. A.
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ObjectiveSchistosomiasis represents a significant health problem in Sudan. School aged children who live in areas with poor sanitation are often at risk because they tend to spend time swimming or bathing in water containing infectious cercariae. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate schistosomiasis in terms of prevalence of the infection, and its risk factors among school aged children at Al- Fashir, the capital city of North Darfur state in Sudan. ResultsIn this study, S. haematobium was detected in 6.1% of the school age children at Al- Fashir. Also, hematuria was detected in 85.7% of infected patients, and there was significant correlation between hematuria and presence of S. haematobium eggs (P. value= 0.001). Regarding the risk factor, the low prevalence rate of S. haematobium was observed in populations who depend on faucets as water sources and live in Nifasha and Zamzam camps.
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