01703nas a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653002400058100001400082700001600096700001400112700001300126700001300139245008500152856015300237520111700390022001401507       2022                            d  bElsevier BV10aInfectious Diseases1 aKapanga S1 aMulemena JA1 aKamvuma K1 aPhiri CN1 aChanda W00aPrevalence and correlates of urogenital schistosomiasis in school-going children  uhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666991922002068/pdfft?md5=031a086087ece79c61b34063e6ade0b0&pid=1-s2.0-S2666991922002068-main.pdf3 a<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>
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