Prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Intestinal Protozoa among School Children in Lome, Togo  

作　　者：Monique A. Dorkenoo Foli Agbeko Harishu Dokoto Dave Plate Mawouto Fiawoo Kossi Yakpa Efoe Sossou Sevi K. Sognikin Adama Dodji Gbadoe Rachel Bronzan Monique A. Dorkenoo;Foli Agbeko;Harishu Dokoto;Dave Plate;Mawouto Fiawoo;Kossi Yakpa;Efoe Sossou;Sevi K. Sognikin;Adama Dodji Gbadoe;Rachel Bronzan(Département des Sciences Fondamentales et Biologiques, Faculté des Sciences de la santé, Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo;Division des Laboratoires, Ministère de la Santé et de l’Hygiène Publique, Lomé, Togo;Département de la Pédiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Campus, Lomé, Togo;Département de la Pédiatrie, Faculté des Sciences de la santé, Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo;Hôpital d’Instruction des Armées, Centre Universitaire de Cotonou, Cotonou, Benin;Hope Education Foundation, Pompano, Florida, USA;Programme National de Lutte Intégrée contre les Maladies Tropicales Négligées, Ministère de la Santé et de l’Hygiène Publique, Lomé, Togo;Health and Development International, Newburyport, USA)

机构地区：[1]Département des Sciences Fondamentales et Biologiques, Faculté des Sciences de la santé, Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo [2]Division des Laboratoires, Ministère de la Santé et de l’Hygiène Publique, Lomé, Togo [3]Département de la Pédiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Campus, Lomé, Togo [4]Département de la Pédiatrie, Faculté des Sciences de la santé, Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo [5]Hô pital d’Instruction des Armées, Centre Universitaire de Cotonou, Cotonou, Benin [6]Hope Education Foundation, Pompano, Florida, USA [7]Programme National de Lutte Intégrée contre les Maladies Tropicales Négligées, Ministère de la Santé et de l’Hygiène Publique, Lomé, Togo [8]Health and Development International, Newburyport, USA

出　　处：《Open Journal of Pediatrics》2021年第2期313-328,共16页儿科学期刊（英文）

摘　　要：<strong>Background:</strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Significant morbidity in children is associated with infectio</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">us</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> diseases especially soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections which are prevalent in sub</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Saharan African countries. The objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of STH and intestinal protozoa among schoolchildren in Lomé, Togo. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Patients and Methods:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> In November 2013, in each of the five districts of the Lomé-commune region, thirty pupils per level of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth grades of five primary schools were included. Each child submitted a single stool sample that was analyzed by the Kato-Katz method for STH. In addition, stool</span></span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">samples of school children selected in third and sixth grades were examined by direct visualization using saline and Lugo</span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">l’s stain for intestinal protozoa. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> A total of 2944 children wer</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">e enrolled at 25 schools. The overall prevalence of STH at schools was 5.0% (range 1.5% to 8.6%), was higher in boys than girls, and increased with age and grade. Hookworm was the most prevalent species (3.4% of children surveyed). Intestinal protozoa were found in 52.2% (765/1465) of children tested and commensal amoebae represented 22.7% of these protozoa identified. </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Entamoeba histolytica</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">/</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">dispar</span></i><span style="font-family:Ver<strong>Background:</strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Significant morbidity in children is associated with infectio</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">us</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> diseases especially soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections which are prevalent in sub</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Saharan African countries. The objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of STH and intestinal protozoa among schoolchildren in Lomé, Togo. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Patients and Methods:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> In November 2013, in each of the five districts of the Lomé-commune region, thirty pupils per level of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth grades of five primary schools were included. Each child submitted a single stool sample that was analyzed by the Kato-Katz method for STH. In addition, stool</span></span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">samples of school children selected in third and sixth grades were examined by direct visualization using saline and Lugo</span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">l’s stain for intestinal protozoa. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> A total of 2944 children wer</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">e enrolled at 25 schools. The overall prevalence of STH at schools was 5.0% (range 1.5% to 8.6%), was higher in boys than girls, and increased with age and grade. Hookworm was the most prevalent species (3.4% of children surveyed). Intestinal protozoa were found in 52.2% (765/1465) of children tested and commensal amoebae represented 22.7% of these protozoa identified. </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Entamoeba histolytica</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">/</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">dispar</span></i><span style="font-family:Ver

关 键 词：Soil Transmitted Helminth Intestinal Protozoa PREVALENCE SCHOOLCHILDREN TOGO 

分 类 号：G63[文化科学—教育学]