Human Onchocerciasis among Children and Teenagers in Rural Nigerian Farm Settlement
Journal Title: International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health - Year 2016, Vol 18, Issue 4
Abstract
This study investigated the prevalence of onchocerciasis among children and teenagers (1-15 years of age) in Adani - Enugu state, Nigeria. Rapid Assessment Method (RAM) was used during the study. Among 210 subjects examined, 66 (31.4%) were shown to be positive. Occurrence of the symptoms showed that onchocerca skin disease had 21.4%, onchocercoma, 8.6% and leopard skin, 1.4% respectively. Age was shown to be a major determinant for onchocerciasis prevalence, as 13-15 years age group had the highest percentage of occurrence (41.0%) while the 1-3 years age bracket had the least occurrence (16.7%). This demonstrates the cumulative nature of the disease which occurs with advance in age. There was no significant difference between the male (45.5%) and female (35.3%) infections (P>0.05). The frequency of Onchocerca Skin Deisease (OSD) studied revealed that acute papular onchodermatitis (APOD) appeared most among the children (71.7%) while depigmentation (DPM) had the least occurrence (4.4%). Nodules location and leopard skin were also investigated among the subjects. However, none of the candidates showed sign of visual impairment or blindness.
Authors and Affiliations
Okoro Onyekwere Joseph, Okoye Chris Ikem, Nnamonu Emmanuel Ikechukwu, Onyishi Grace Chinyere, Ani Ogonna Christiana, Martins Paul Emenike
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- EP ID EP329231
- DOI 10.9734/IJTDH/2016/22294
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