02324nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260003300042653001200075653001500087653002800102653001400130653001700144653001000161653002900171653001100200100001200211700001500223700001300238245016200251856007100413300001000484490000600494520153300500022002502033       2025                            d  bFederal University Dutsin-Ma10aPoverty10aBody Water10aSchistosoma haematobium10aIncidence10aDistribution10aJibia10aSchistosoma intercalatum10aPupils1 aUsman A1 aEberemu NC1 aOrpin JB00aEPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS AND ITS ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN JIBIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA  uhttps://fjs.fudutsinma.edu.ng/index.php/fjs/article/view/3649/2448  a56-600 v93 a<jats:p>Schistosomiasis is a chronic disease that is linked to poverty. Contact with fresh water infested with parasitic blood fluke (Schistosomes spp.) larvae (cercariae) can result in infection. The study aimed to determine the prevalence of Schistosomiasis among Jibia Local Government Area primary school pupils. Questions about risk factors, human water contact behaviour, and sociodemographic data were distributed to 300 randomly chosen pupils. Both stool and urine samples were examined under a microscope using sedimentation techniques, and the Medi-Test Combi-9 test strip was used for chemical analysis. S. intercalatum was present in just 1 out of 300 cases (0.3%) while S. haematobium in 83 cases (27.7%), haematuria in 85 cases (28.3%), and proteinuria in 33. Yet, Muhammad Rabiu Model Primary School has a much higher prevalence of S. hematobium 37 (44.6%) and just one S. intercalatum than Tukare Primary School, which has 20 (20.1%) S. hematobium and zero S. intercalatum, respectively, when compared to other schools. The school's closeness to a water body (Jibia Dam) may be the cause of this. Infection rates do not significantly differ by age group (P = &lt;0.001) or gender (P = 5.621). However, compared to pupils without formal education, children whose parents are uneducated have an Odd Ratio (OR) of 36.7 higher infection rates (P = 0.01). In conclusion, the study area is endemic for S. haematobium, and in addition to personal hygiene, molecular detection of S. intercalatum is recommended.</jats:p>  a2616-1370, 2645-2944