<i>Schistosoma mansoni</i>and Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections among Pregnant Women Attending Primary Health Care Facilities in Lagos Mainland, Nigeria

• 作者: Babatunde Adewale Medinat A. Sulyman Olalekan Rahaman Oluwagbenga Aina
• 来源期刊: 生物科学与医学(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: Pregnancy Schistosoma MANSONI SOIL Transmitted Helmiths Malaria
• 年，卷（期）: 2018,（12）
• 页码范围: 64-70
• 页数: 7页
• 分类号: R5

摘要

In a cross-sectional survey among consented pregnant women, rapid diagnostic test (RDT) for malaria was carried out and stool examination was done to detect the presence of Schistosoma mansoni and soil transmitted helminthes using Kato-Katz technique. Intensity of infection was expressed as the number of eggs per gram (epg) of faeces. Prevalence of soil transmitted helminthes was 8.3% and 0.83% for Schistosoma mansoni while none was positive for malaria infection. Lack of co-infection with malaria could be connected with the intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP). Public health impact of soil transmitted helminthes and schistosomiasis infections in pregnancy may necessitate initiation of preventive treatment of helminth infections during pregnancy.