Intestinal helminthiasis a major public health problem that
affects the health of primary school children in low- and middle-income
countries where living, water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions are
precarious. Infections caused by parasitics helminths affect more than a
billion people worldwide, causing anemia and with significant social and
economic impact. To alleviate this burden, affected population resorts to a
massive administration of antiparasitics without worrying about improvements in
the factors that aid in spreading helminthiasis in the community.
This is a cross-sectional study among the inhabitants of the
city of Kolwezi on the transmission of parasitic diseases. In this study we are
proposing as objectives, that of going in search of the we used questionnaires,
oral interviews and direct observations to determine risk factors and treatment
options for the disease in two communities of Kolwezi in Democratic Republic of
Congo.by on the one hand a household questionnaire and observation of the
investigator and others by a census of antihelminths in the pharmacies of the
city of Kolwezi.
We received 7,014 responses from households and 283 from
pharmacies. It was observed from our analysis that most of the plots were clean
and dry although sometimes covered with trees and with grass. On average, four
households, six children over the age of fifteen and four children under the
age of five, and two toilets were observed per plot. The quality of toilets,
the source of water supply, the misuse of toilet pots for children under five
years old as well as variations in weather conditions were the major risk
factors for parasitosis in Kolwezi Occasional stool examination revealed mainly
dominated by the feeling of vomiting, fatigue, and a nocturnal cough. a small
portion of the population had access to laboratory tests which, moreover, were
able to observe more Ascaris lumbricoides eggs. The population resorts to
self-medication with Mebendazole® and sometimes herbal teas and palm kernel
oils. while on medical prescriptions and on the shelves of pharmacies,
Albemedazoles was more present.
The elements of transmission having been well identified,
the start of an education of the population is a necessity and constitutes the
next step. The study also suggests that it is important to educate the
population to modify habits that could be considered risk factors, while
improving adequate environmental sanitation, emphasizing socio-cultural and
educational aspects, as well as hygienic practices.
Author(s) Details:
Kasamba IE,
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University
of Lubumbashi, Republic of the Congo.
Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/RUDHR-V5/article/view/14027
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