Background/purpose Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) among school aged children (SAC)
in Nigeria remains endemic, hence the need for regular surveillance to attract the attention …

Intestinal helminth infections during pregnancy are associated with adverse outcomes
including low birth weight and prenatal mortality. The infections are a major public health …

The prevalence of intestinal nematode infection was studied among 350 pregnant women
attending antenatal clinic at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, over a period of 4 …

Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) are two parasitic diseases mainly
affecting school children. The purpose of this study was to estimate the current prevalence …

An investigation was conducted to determine the infection rate of intestinal parasites among
312 primary and post primary school children in randomly selected schools in five …

Prevalence of intestinal helminths infections among school children in Igbo-Eze South Local
Government Area, Enugu State, Nigeria were studed between July and December 2005 …

Study on the prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STHs) was carried out between
August 2013 and March 2014 among pupils aged 4-17 years from five public primary …

Methods We carried out a cross-sectional survey of primary school children aged5-15years,
who were randomly selected through a multi stage sampling method using guidelines …

In this study, intestinal parasites were investigated in 150 diarrheal stool samples collected
from children aged under 5years in Gwagwalda Area Council, Abuja, Nigeria. Samples were …

Background: Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STHs) remain a public health problem. Infections
are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Aim: This study was to …