Urinary schistosomosis in patients of rural medical health centers in Kwale county, Kenya
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Published Online: Jan 25, 2020
Page range: 19 - 27
Received: Feb 22, 2019
Accepted: Oct 10, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2020-0001
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Fig.1
The presence/absence of S. haematobium eggs in the urine with/without haematuria.
| 47 (10.42 %) | 97(21.5 %) | 144 | |
| 22 (4. 87 %) | 285(63.19) | 307 | |
| 69 | 382 | 451 (100 %) |
Basic characteristic of study group.
| n (%) | |
| Female | 323 (71.62%) |
| Male | 128 (28.32%) |
| Age | |
| Less than 10 years | 7 (1.55%) |
| 10 – 15 years | 106 (23.50%) |
| 16 – 20 years | 65 (14.41%) |
| 21 – 26 years | 57 (12.64%) |
| 27 – 35 years | 98 (21.73%) |
| 36 and more years | 118 (26.16%) |
| Study area | |
| Mwachinga Dispensary | 117 (25.94%) |
| Mwaluphamba Disp. | 124 (27.49%) |
| Bilashaka Dispensary | 122 (27.05%) |
| Mbuwani Dispensary | 88 (19.51%) |
Presence of S. haematobium eggs in urine by gender and study area, n=451.
| Gender | Negative | Positive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwachinga Dispensary | 74 (22.91 %) | 7 (2.17 %) | |
| Mwaluphamba Disp. | 66 (20.43 %) | 18 (5.57 %) | |
| Bilashaka Disp. | 73 (22.60 %) | 21 (6.50 %) | |
| Mbuwani Disp. | 63 (19.50 %) | 1 (0.31 %) | |
| Mwachinga Dispensary | 29 (22.66 %) | 7 (5.47 %) | |
| Mwaluphamba Disp. | 31 (24.22 %) | 9(7.03 %) | |
| Bilashaka Disp. | 22 (17.19 %) | 6 (4.69 %) | |
| Mbuwani Disp. | 24 (18.75 %) | 0 (0.00 %) | |
| Mwachinga | 103 (88.03 %) | 14 (11.97 %) | |
| Mwaluphamba | 97 (78.23 %) | 27 (21.77 %) | |
| Bilashaka | 95 (77.87 %) | 27 (22.13 %) | |
| Mbuwani | 87(98.86 %) | 1(1.14 %) | |
| Less than 10 years | 0 (0.00 %) | 1 (100 %) | |
| 10 – 15 years | 23 (79.31 %) | 6 (20.69 %) | |
| 16 – 20 years | 13 (86.67 %) | 2 (13.33 %) | |
| 21 – 26 years | 9 (81.82 %) | 2 (18.18 %) | |
| 27 – 35 years | 27 (93.10 %) | 2 (6.90 %) | |
| 36 and more years | 31 (96.88 %) | 1(3.12 %) | |
| Less than 10 years | 5 (83.33 %) | 1 (16.67 %) | |
| 10 – 15 years | 31 (75.61 %) | 10 (24.39 %) | |
| 16 – 20 years | 23 (79.31 %) | 6 (20.69 %) | |
| 21 – 26 years | 12 (80.00 %) | 3 (20.00 %) | |
| 27 – 35 years | 11 (78.57 %) | 3 (21.43 %) | |
| 36 and more years | 15 (78.95 %) | 4 (21.05 %) | |
| Less than 10 years | 0 (0.00 %) | 0 (0.00 %) | |
| 10 – 15 years | 16 (69.57 %) | 7 (30.43 %) | |
| 16 – 20 years | 9 (75.00 %) | 3 (25.00 %) | |
| 21 – 26 years | 14 (82.35 %) | 3 (17.65 %) | |
| 27 – 35 years | 28 (82.35 %) | 6 (17.65 %) | |
| 36 and more years | 28 (77.78 %) | 8 (22.22 %) | |
| Less than 10 years | 0 (0.00 %) | 0 (0.00 %) | |
| 10 – 15 years | 13 (100.00 %) | 0 (0.00 %) | |
| 16 – 20 years | 9 (100.00 %) | 0 (0.00 %) | |
| 21 – 26 years | 13 (92.86 %) | 1(7.14 %) | |
| 27 – 35 years | 20 (100.00 %) | 0 (0.00 %) | |
| 36 and more years | 32 (100.00 %) | 0 (0.00 %) | |
Presence of B. globosus and cercaria shedding test results in selected local water resources.
| Date of collection | Locality/area | Water source | Cercaria shedding test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.02.18 | Mwachinga | Mbeto river | 0 | _ |
| 23.02.18 | Mwachinga | Kombo river | 0 | _ |
| 26.02.18 | Mwachinga | Bora river | 31 | neg. |
| 27.02.18 | Mwachinga | Ndugunane river | 10 | neg. |
| 28.02.18 | Mwachinga | Jarumani river | 13 | neg. |
| 01.03.18 | Mwachinga | Ramoyo river | 21 | neg. |
| 02.03.18 | Mwaluphamba | Bechone Swabirina river | 27 | neg. |
| 02.03.18 | Mwaluphamba | Pengo river | 23 | pos. |
| 05.03.18 | Mwaluphamba | Mbadzi river | 0 | _ |
| 05.03.18 | Mwaluphamba | Bangoni river | 11 | pos. |
| 06.03.18 | Mwaluphamba | Tsanganyiko river | 30 | pos. |
| 07.03.18 | Mwaluphamba | Komanazilale | 3 | neg. |
| 08.03.18 | Mwaluphamba | Mzizima river | 0 | _ |
| 12.03.18 | Bilashaka | Buburu river, 1. site | 28 | neg. |
| 12.03.18 | Bilashaka | Buburu river, 2. site | 15 | neg. |
| 13.03.18 | Bilashaka | Kivumiro river, site 1 | 5 | neg. |
| 13.03.18 | Bilashaka | Kivumiro river, site 2 | 5 | neg. |
| 14.03.18 | Bilashaka | Chimambani river | 32 | neg. |
| 15.03.18 | Bilashaka | Mbararani river, 1. site | 11 | neg. |
| 15.03.18 | Bilashaka | Mbararani river, 2. site | 24 | neg. |