| effect of water supply and sanitation on the prevalence and intensity of ascaris lumbricoides among pre-school-age children in ajebandele and ifewara, osun state, nigeria. | the relationship between ascaris lumbricoides infection and provisions for safe water supply and excreta disposal was investigated in ajebandele and ifewara, 2 peri-urban communities near ile-ife, osun state, nigeria, from september 1998 to december 1999. although there were more facilities for safe water supply (pipe-borne and shallow wells) and sanitation (flush toilets and pit latrines) in ajebandele than in ifewara, they were not evenly distributed and only a few families, mainly in ajebande ... | 2002 | 12625131 |
| multiple infection diagnosis of intestinal helminthiasis in the assessment of health and environmental effect of development projects in nigeria. | patterns of intestinal helminth infections among school-aged children have been assessed in eko-ende and ore, as part of an overall assessment of the public health impact of erinle dam reservoir in osun state, nigeria. the investigation was carried out between january and may 2005 using the kato katz thick smear technique and simple questionnaire for information on the bio-data, knowledge, attitude and practice of individuals towards disease transmission and control. ascaris lumbricoides, hookwo ... | 2007 | 17588287 |
| socio-environmental factors and ascariasis infection among school-aged children in ilobu, osun state, nigeria. | the risk factors predisposing children to ascariasis transmission in a rural community of osun state, nigeria were investigated from november 2005 to april 2006. children below 16 years of age were examined at the household level after information on biodata, access to water supply and sanitation, socio-economic status of their parents and degree of cohabitation with their parents was collected using a questionnaire. of 440 children examined, overall prevalence was 60% and median intensity was 1 ... | 2009 | 19185897 |
| patterns of soil-transmitted helminth infection and impact of four-monthly albendazole treatments in preschool children from semi-urban communities in nigeria: a double-blind placebo-controlled randomised trial. | children aged between one and five years are particularly vulnerable to disease caused by soil-transmitted helminths (sth). periodic deworming has been shown to improve growth, micronutrient status (iron and vitamin a), and motor and language development in preschool children and justifies the inclusion of this age group in deworming programmes. our objectives were to describe the prevalence and intensity of sth infection and to investigate the effectiveness of repeated four-monthly albendazole ... | 2009 | 19228385 |
| soil-transmitted helminth infections in nigerian children aged 0-25 months. | the objective of this cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminths (sths) in children aged 0-25 months and to identify the associated risk factors for ascaris lumbricoides infections. the study was conducted in three villages outside ile-ife, osun state, nigeria in may/june 2005. stool samples (369) were processed by formol-ether concentration. ascaris lumbricoides (12.2%) was the dominant infection. age, father's occupation and dog ownership ... | 2009 | 19356265 |
| current status of soil-transmitted helminthiases among pre-school and school-aged children from ile-ife, osun state, nigeria. | a cross-sectional survey was conducted to determine the prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminths among pre-school and school-aged children attending nursery and primary schools in ile-ife. single stool samples were collected between january and march, 2009 from 352 children randomly selected from a total of 456 children attending both private and government schools. the stool samples were processed using the modified kato-katz technique, and then examined for the eggs of soil-trans ... | 2010 | 20810012 |
| impact of intestinal helminthiases on the nutritional status of primary-school children in osun state, south-western nigeria. | in january-march 2000, the impact of intestinal helminthiases on the nutritional status of 749 pupils (353 boys and 396 girls) attending public primary schools in the ife central local government area of osun state, in south-western nigeria, was investigated. demographic, socio-economic and other relevant information was collected on the pupils, on the same day that a single stool sample was collected from each subject and examined, using stoll's dilution egg-count technique. the weights, height ... | 2010 | 21092395 |
| plasma cytokines, chemokines and cellular immune responses in pre-school nigerian children infected with plasmodium falciparum. | malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide with over one million deaths annually, particularly in children under five years. this study was the first to examine plasma cytokines, chemokines and cellular immune responses in pre-school nigerian children infected with plasmodium falciparum from four semi-urban villages near ile-ife, osun state, nigeria. | 2013 | 23294670 |