INTENSITY OF INTESTINAL HELMINTHIASIS IN RELATION TO BLOOD GROUP AMONG PUPILS OF MARABAN RIDO, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
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Keywords: Intestinal helminths, Blood group, Pupils, Intensity, Relationship risk factors (P>0.05). We recommend intensive health education, provision of pipe borneAbstract
Introduction: Intestinal helminth causes annual preventable deaths. The helminthic burden
and related morbidity varies from place to place due to environmental and host factors. Blood
group is one of the host factors implicated in the variation of the intensity of helminthic
infections.
Aims: This study aimed at determining the relationship between intensity of intestinal
helminthiasis and Blood group among Primary School Pupils of Maraban Rido, Chikun Local
Government Area, Kaduna State.
Methods: A total of three hundred and fifty (350) stool and blood samples were collected
from the study population. Formol ethyl acetate concentration Technique, Stoll’s dilution
Technique for egg count and direct cell grouping methods were used to analyze the samples.
Results: Blood group distribution among the pupils showed that, 50.0 % of the pupils belong
to blood group O, 21.1% belongs to blood group A, 22.6% belongs to blood group B and 6.3
% wereblood group AB. The Rhesus distribution showed that, 95.1 % were Rhesus positive
while 4.9% were Rhesus negative. The overall prevalence was 22.6%. Hookworm infection
was 14.0%, Ascaris lumbricoides and Taenia spp. were 3.1% each and Schistosoma mansoni
infection was 2.3%. Infectivity by blood group showed that, blood group O had total
infectivity of 17.7% with mean egg count of 306.4561 EPG, Blood group A had 27.0%
infectivity with mean egg count of 330.0000 EPG, Blood group B had 30.4% infectivity with
mean egg count of 583.3333 EPG and Blood group AB had infectivity of18.2%with mean
egg count of 225.000EPG. There was statistically significant relationship between intestinal
helminthic infection and Blood group (P<0.05). One way ANOVA indicates that, the
intensity varies with Blood group (P<0.05). Turkey’s post hoc test revealed that, pupils of
blood group B has more likelihood of having high intensity of intestinal helminthiasis than
other blood groups (P<0.05).
Conclusion: The studies showed no relationship of intensity of intestinal helminthiasis with water, improve environmental sanitation and continuous deworming campaign in this community.
