@article{97444,
  keywords = {Infectious Diseases},
  author = {Kapanga S and Mulemena JA and Kamvuma K and Phiri CN and Chanda W},
  title = {Prevalence and correlates of urogenital schistosomiasis in school-going children},
  abstract = {<p id="st015"><strong>Objectives</strong></p>

<p>To determine the presence and correlates of&nbsp;<em>S. haematobium</em>&nbsp;in urine specimens of school-going children at Maramba Primary School in Livingstone, Zambia</p>

<p><strong>Methods and subjects</strong></p>

<p>A structured questionnaire was administered to children with signed consent from their guardians/parents, and spot urine specimens were collected in sterile containers for macroscopic/microscopic examination by an experienced laboratory technologist.</p>

<p id="st020"><strong>Results</strong></p>

<p>A total of 173 school-going children participated in the study. Parasitic eggs were detected in six specimens with prevalence of 3.47%, which was strongly associated with presence of microscopic red blood cells (p&lt;0.01) and washing clothes in a stream (p=0.01).</p>

<p id="st025"><strong>Conclusion</strong></p>

<p>Low prevalence of urogenital schistosomiasis among school-going children was noted with correlates such as washing in a stream, while an older age group showed much stronger disease association.</p>
},
  year = {2022},
  journal = {Infectious Diseases Now},
  publisher = {Elsevier BV},
  issn = {2666-9919},
  url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666991922002068/pdfft?md5=031a086087ece79c61b34063e6ade0b0&pid=1-s2.0-S2666991922002068-main.pdf},
  doi = {10.1016/j.idnow.2022.09.014},
  language = {Eng},
}