HIGH PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL HELMINTHIASIS AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN URBAN AREAS IN MAN, WESTERN COTE DIVOIRE

PCM KIKI BARRO¹*, FK KASSI², AV BEDIA TANOH³, H VANGA BOSSON⁴, A KONATE⁵, EK ANGORA⁶, V DJOHAN⁷, S MIEZAN⁸, W YAVO⁹, EIH MENAN^10
1Parasitology and Mycology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, 01 BP-V 34, Abidjan, Cote dIvoire
²Center for the Diagnosis and Research on AIDS and Others Infectious Diseases, BP-V 3, Abidjan, Cote dIvoire
³Parasitology and Mycology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, 01 BP-V 34, Abidjan, Cote dIvoire
⁴Parasitology and Mycology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, 01 BP-V 34, Abidjan, Cote dIvoire
⁵Parasitology and Mycology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, 01 BP-V 34, Abidjan, Cote dIvoire
⁶Parasitology and Mycology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, 01 BP-V 34, Abidjan, Cote dIvoire
⁷Parasitology and Mycology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, 01 BP-V 34, Abidjan, Cote dIvoire
⁸Parasitology and Mycology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, 01 BP-V 34, Abidjan, Cote dIvoire
⁹2Parasitology and Mycology Laboratory of National Institute of Public Health, Abidjan BPV 47, Cote dIvoire
¹⁰Center for the Diagnosis and Research on AIDS and Others Infectious Diseases, BP-V 3, Abidjan, Cote dIvoire
* Corresponding Author : kikipcm@yahoo.fr

Received : 20-06-2017     Accepted : 08-08-2017     Published : 28-08-2017
Volume : 9     Issue : 1       Pages : 201 - 204
Int J Parasitol Res 9.1 (2017):201-204

Keywords : prevalence, intestinal helminthiasis, school children, western Cote dIvoire
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : We acknowledge the help of all of the participants included in this study. We are particularly grateful to the teachers and head teachers of the participating schools who enabled this study. We also thank all of the children who agreed to take part in this investigation
Author Contribution : Menan EIH has initiated the study. Kiki-Barro PCM performed analyses and drafted the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final.

Since the Ministry of Health implemented deworming programs in schools in 2012, there have been limited studies on the prevalence of helminth-related infections in Côte d’Ivoire, particularly in Man. Hence, determining the magnitude of intestinal helminth infections and identifying factors that can increase the risk of infection are important for establishing the effectiveness of government programs and monitoring the health and disease risk of the population. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 400 children aged 4–15 years in urban areas in Man, western Côte d’Ivoire. Single stool samples were, and analyzed using the Kato-Katz, simplified Ritchie, and Baermann techniques. Overall,23.3% (95% CI = 19.3–27.6) of children were found to be infected with one or more species of intestinal helminths, including Ascaris lumbricoides (32.3%), hookworms (33.3%), Schistoso mamansoni (18.3%),Trichuris trichiura (10.8%), Strongyloides stercoralis (4.3%), and Taenia sp (3.23%). Biparasitism was observed among 2.2% of the pupils. Deworming during the last 6 months was associated with a decline in the incidence of parasitism (p=0.02).Age and drinking water supply (p=0.03) were linked to cases of intestinal parasitism. The use of rivers was associated with the occurrence of S.mansoni infection (p=0.002). However, gender and fecal matter disposal mode were not significantly associated with parasitism (p>0.05). Overall, these results demonstrate that the prevalence of intestinal helminthiasis in Man is high, posing a substantial threat to the health of children. This situation could be improved by mass treatments and appropriate hygiene measures.

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