ArticleHeliyon2022
Urogenital schistosomiasis transmission, malaria and anemia among school-age children in Northern Ghana.
Article in Heliyon, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Incidence, trend and distribution of reported cases of schistosomiasis to health facilities in the Volta Region, Ghana, 2019-2023.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- The human immunome in the post-schistosomiasis mass drug administration era.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Review
- Assessment of the prevalence and praziquantel effectiveness and risk factors of urogenital schistosomiasis among school-aged children in pru east, Ghana.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Hematological Changes in Urogenital Schistosomiasis: Infection Persistence in the Phase of Mass Drug Administration in Sempoa (Kwahu East, Ghana): A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Malaria, urogenital schistosomiasis and co-infection and nutritional status of school children in Ondo state.PloS one · 2025Article
- Schistosomiasis Interventions in Africa: Assessment and Systematic Review.Journal of parasitology research · 2025Review
- Prevalence of schistosomiasis among school children at Esuekyir community in the Central Region of Ghana.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Beyond schistosomiasis: unraveling co-infections and altered immunity.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2024Review
- Using zero-inflated and hurdle regression models to analyze schistosomiasis data of school children in the southern areas of Ghana.PloS one · 2024Article
- Analysis of relevant influencing factors for recurrent urinary tract infections in children: exploring predictive factors and intervention measures.American journal of translational research · 2024Article
- Review of Recent Prevalence of Urogenital Schistosomiasis in Sub-Saharan Africa and Diagnostic Challenges in the Field Setting.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Ethnobotanical Survey and Cercaricidal Activity Screening of Medicinal Plants Used for Schistosomiasis Treatment in Atwima-Nwabiagya District, Ashanti Region, Ghana.Journal of parasitology research · 2023Article
- Toward schistosomiasis control: Assessment of infection-associated voiding symptoms, quality of life and the impact of exercise coupled with water intake on egg recovery in an endemic community in Ghana.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, co-morbidity with malaria, schistosomiasis, and soil transmitted helminths (STH) is common among young children. The current study investigated malaria, urinary schistosomiasis and their co-infection and anemia among school-age children in an endemic community, Nakolo in the Kassena-Nankana East District of northern Ghana. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 336 school-age children, 5-16 years was undertaken. Urine samples were examined for Results: The mean age was 10.52 (Standard deviation: ±2.27; range: 5-16 years), of which 50.6% (170/336) were males. The overall prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis and Conclusion: This study has revealed that urinary schistosomiasis remains prevalent in Kassena-Nankana East district and suggests that urinary schistosomiasis may contribute to moderate anemia among school-age children as compared to asymptomatic malaria infection. These findings call for an evaluation of the annual mass drug administration of Praziquantel among in-school children to ascertain its impact on urinary schistosomiasis prevalence across the district.
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