Open AccessOccurrence of Malaria and Intestinal Helminths among Students from Selected Secondary Schools in Port Harcourt Area of Rivers State, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Uzor CA,
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Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
hsoa journal of environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2643-5020
DOI - 10.24966/escr-5020/100017
Subject(s) - port harcourt , malaria , helminths , ogun state , veterinary medicine , medicine , environmental health , immunology , geography , socioeconomics , archaeology , sociology , local government
Occurrence of malaria and Intestinal helminths among students from three senior secondary schools in Port Harcourt, rivers state, Nigeria was conducted from March to July 2017. Blood and stool samples were each collected from two hundred and forty three (243) students. Questionnaires and oral communication were used to obtain information and observable epidemiological factors. Standard parasitological procedusres were employed in sample collection and examination. Blood samples were examined for the presence of malaria parasite using microscopy and Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kits, and the stool samples were examined for intestinal helminths using formol-ether concentration technique. Data obtained were analysed using SPSS. Results