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| RENAL DATA FROM ASIA–AFRICA |
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| Year : 2018 |
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Urinary schistosomiasis in Boko Haram-related internally displaced Nigerian children
Saad Mohammed Yauba1, Adamu Ibrahim Rabasa1, Abubakar Garba Farouk1, Hassan Abdullahi Elechi1, Ibrahim Ummate2, Bello Abdullahi Ibrahim1, Halima Abubakar Ibrahim1, Abubakar Sadiq Baba3, Talatu Abubakar Boda4, Wasiu Adekunle Olowu5
1 Department of Pediatrics, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
2 Department of Medicine, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
3 Department of Microbiology, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
4 Ramat Library, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
5 Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension Unit, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Saad Mohammed Yauba
Paediatric Nephrology and Endocrinology Unit, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/1319-2442.248286 PMID: 30588972 
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We aimed to determine the prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis among internally displaced children in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Data on the children’s sociodemographic characteristics and risk factors for schistosomiasis were collected, over a period of six months, using an interview-based questionnaire. Ten milliliter of urine sample was collected from each child and investigated for hematuria and ova of Schistosoma haematobium. Two hundred and thirty-eight of 385 children had urinary schistosomiasis (62.0%); of this, 125 (53.0%) were males, with a male:female ratio of 1.1:1. Urinary schistosomiasis was the most common among 5–9 years’ age group, low social class children, and children of farmers, P <0.05. Stunting was significantly associated with urinary schistosomiasis, P <0.05. It is concluded that urinary schistosomiasis in children was more frequently associated with stunting and low social class. It was a very common disease among internally displaced children in Nigeria. |
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