Co-infection of schistosomiasis, malaria, HBV and HIV among adults living in Eggua Community, Ogun State, Nigeria
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Date
2020-03
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Nigerian Journal of Parasitology
Abstract
Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by the blood fluke that continues to plague many developing
countries in the tropics. The goal of this study was to determine the occurrence of schistosomiasis, malaria,
HBV and HIV co-infection among adults in some villages of Eggua Community, Nigeria (Tata, Imoto, Orile
and Ebute Igbooro). In cross-sectional surveys, 240 participants were recruited from Orile and Ebute Igbooro
and 207 from Tata and Imoto. Urine samples were collected and tested for urinary schistosomiasis by
conventional microscopy; blood samples were tested for HBV, HIV and malaria using standard RDTs and
microscopy respectively. Prevalence and co-infection of the diseases was analyzed by chi-squared (x2) test.
The prevalence of schistosomiasis and malaria was 21.3% and 11.1% in Tata and Imoto respectively; and
14.5% and 19.1% in Orile and Ebute Igbooro, respectively. The overall prevalence of co-infection of urinary
schistosomiasis with malaria was 2.5% and 0.4% each with HIV and HBV in the study areas. Schistosoma
haematobium and Plasmodium falciparum are prevalent in the study-area, and an integrated control approach
directed against the two parasites should be carried out.
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Staff Publication
Keywords
Schistosomiasis;, malaria;, co-infection;, HBV and, HIV.