01822nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001653003900042653001900081653001700100653002100117653001600138653001200154100001500166700001200181700001100193700001200204700001000216245012800226856006000354300001600414490000700430520114300437       2018                            d10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aonchocerciasis10aEbonyi State10aCommunity health10aCounselling10aNigeria1 aUmoke PC I1 aUmoke M1 aEne CU1 aArua CC1 aEde M00aAn investigation of onchocerciasis disease in Ebonyi State, Nigeria: Implications for community health counseling programs.  uhttp://www.ripublication.com/ijaer18/ijaerv13n21_45.pdf  a15143-151480 v133 a<p>Despite the control programme mounted in 1997 by the African Programme on Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) in collaboration with Ebonyi State Government, the disease still persists. The main purpose of the study was to examine the prevalence of Onchocerciasis disease in Ebonyi State. The survey research design was used to carry out the study. A multi-stage sampling procedure was applied using a structured questionnaire to elicit information from 22934 respondents aged 10 years and above. Most of the affected respondents have Nodules 36.2% and blindness affects the least 2.5%. Other symptomatic distributions of Onchocerciasis disease are as follows: Rashes/itching 29.5%, Leopard skin 19.3%, Lizard skin 16.7% and Ocular lesion/visual impairment 11.4%. The results showed an overall Onchocerciasis rate of 19.3%. Nodules 36.2% was the commonest sign and symptom of Onchocerciasis disease in the study area. Community health counselling programs should be created, intensifying and targeting efforts to promote feasible and cost-effective preventive measures against the transmission of Onchocerciasis disease in Ebonyi State.</p>