Prevalence of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in school children in Kpone Katamanso Municipality, Greater Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study
Prevalence of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in school children in Kpone Katamanso Municipality, Greater Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study
In the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality (Greater Accra, Ghana), as part of enhanced surveillance, health teams assessed the cross-sectional prevalence of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths (STHs), both neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in school children. Across 527 participants ages 7-19 y, the STH prevalence was 4.9% and schistosomiasis prevalence was 4.7%. There was a significant association with being male (p=0.002), being a resident in Zenu (p=0.049) and swimming at the nearby dam (p≤0.001). This is a lower prevalence than has been previously reported, so potentially this is evidence that sustained long-term NTD control efforts are having an impact in this municipality.
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Danquah, Esther Priscilla Biamah, Osei, Bright, Atangongo, Barnabas, Tetteh, Felix A., Darko, Shadrach, Abbey, Mercy and Head, Michael G.
(2025)
Prevalence of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in school children in Kpone Katamanso Municipality, Greater Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, [traf113].
(doi:10.1093/trstmh/traf113).
Abstract
In the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality (Greater Accra, Ghana), as part of enhanced surveillance, health teams assessed the cross-sectional prevalence of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths (STHs), both neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in school children. Across 527 participants ages 7-19 y, the STH prevalence was 4.9% and schistosomiasis prevalence was 4.7%. There was a significant association with being male (p=0.002), being a resident in Zenu (p=0.049) and swimming at the nearby dam (p≤0.001). This is a lower prevalence than has been previously reported, so potentially this is evidence that sustained long-term NTD control efforts are having an impact in this municipality.
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