International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2015, Volume : 3, Issue : 6
First page : (65) Last page : (69)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2174
Prevalence of Intestinal Helminthiasis among Selected Undergraduate Hostel Students in the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
Dada*, E. O. and Ekundayo, T. C.
Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B 704, Akure, Nigeria
*Corresponding Author E-mail: dadaoluyemi5@gmail.com
Abstract
This study was carried out to assess the prevalence of human intestinal helminth parasites among undergraduate students residing in the campus hostels of The Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria. A total 200 subjects’ faecal samples were collected randomly from male and female hostel students. Faecal analysis was carried out using formol-ether concentration technique examine stool samples for the presence of ova, larvae and adult forms of human intestinal helminth parasites. Of the 200 students stool samples examined, 96 persons (48.00%) were found infected with helminthiasis. The overall gender related prevalence of intestinal helminthiasis was observed to be high (53.0%) in female students than in male students (43.0%). In male and females, prevalence was high (40.0%) among students within the age group 23-26 years old than students in age group 14-18 years old with 8.0% prevalence. Sex-based prevalence of human intestinal helminth parasites among the subjects was not significantly different (P > 0.05). The parasite species identified and their respective prevalence were Ascaris lumbricoides (22.5%), Trichuris trichura (11.5%), Hook worm (7.0%), Strongyloides stercoralis (5.0%) and Taenia species (2.0%). This study revealed high prevalence of intestinal helminth parasites among the students residing in the university hostels.
Key words: Intestinal, Helminthtiasis, Undergraduate, Students, Prevalence.
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Cite this article: Dada, E.O. and Ekundayo, T. C., Prevalence of Intestinal Helminthiasis among Selected Undergraduate Hostel Students in the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 3(6): 65-69 (2015). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2174
