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ArticleParasite epidemiology and control2024

Community-Based Intervention and Its Effect on Decreasing the Prevalence of Urinary Schistosomiasis in an Al-Alaqa Male Primary school in Al-Alaqa Village White Nile State, Sudan.

Hamza Hussain Ahmed Balola, Eltayeb Abdelazeem Idress, Mohammed Hassan Moreljwab, Amani Mahmoud Fadul Mokhtar, Murtada Mustafa Gabir Tia, Mohammed F Alharbi, Abdalla Mohamed Ahmed Osman, D S Veerabhadra Swamy, Abubakr Ali Elamin MohamedAhmed, Mohamed E Elnageeb

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Hamza Hussain Ahmed BalolaDepartment of Community Health Nursing, Batterjee Medical College for Sciences and Technology, Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia.
Eltayeb Abdelazeem IdressNursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Hassan MoreljwabNursing Department Surgical Nursing, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia.
Amani Mahmoud Fadul MokhtarNursing Department Surgical Nursing, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia.
Murtada Mustafa Gabir TiaNursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed F AlharbiNursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia.
Abdalla Mohamed Ahmed OsmanDepartment of Community and Mental Health, College of Nursing, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia.
D S Veerabhadra SwamyNursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia.
Abubakr Ali Elamin MohamedAhmedDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed E ElnageebDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Bisha, P.O. Box 551, Bisha 61922, Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

Aim of study: This study assessed the effectiveness of community-based interventions, health awareness, and treatment in controlling schistosomiasis among schoolchildren to improve policies and strategies. Methods: This pre- and post-intervention study was conducted in an Al-Alaqa male primary school, and systematic simple random sampling was used to investigate 237 participants, which resulted in 132 (55.7%) infected students. The infected and noninfected students (580 students) were treated by delivering the praziquantel doses immediately after the results; after 4 weeks, the infected students received the second dose. After 6 months, the rates were investigated again, and all procedures were performed after the height and weight of the students were recorded according to the protocol. Health education was provided for all participants using posters and leaflets. The data were collected via a questionnaire and urine test. The data were analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences), and ANOVA and t Results: A urine investigation was conducted on 237 students; 132 (55.7%) had positive results which showed marked improvement and the prevalence in the school decreased to 3.8% after the intervention. The researcher found strong evidence of a relationship between the prevalence of schistosomiasis before the intervention and availability of water in the home (chi-square = 18.331, df = 1, Conclusion: This study concluded that mass chemotherapy and treatment were highly effective when associated with a health program intervention. Mass chemotherapy alone may reduce the prevalence of disease for a short time. Recommendation: Community-based interventions should be applied in schools with an emphasis on health education programs through the training of schoolteachers on investigations for schistosomiasis, treatment with praziquantel, and the provision of materials (microscopes, reagents, and drugs).

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Community-based interventionDecreasing prevalencePondsPraziquantelUrinary schistosomiasisWhite Nile River

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PMCPMC11225885

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