Background:
Parasite load (PL) is a measure of the number and virulence of the parasites
that a host organism harbors, while quantitative parasitology deals with
measures to quantify PL in samples of hosts and to make statistical comparisons
of parasitism across host samples. An estimated 450 million people worldwide
suffer from intestinal parasites (IP), which are organisms that live and
struggle within their host for harm or symbiosis. The majority of these cases
occur in developing nations, where they primarily affect schoolchildren, rural
residents, and peasant farmers. Over 3 billion people are infected with IP
globally. PL in our locality has not been assessed, or determined, and
comparisons made based on biographic data of the peasant farmers.
Objective: The
study was aimed at determining the PL of peasant farmers in Emekuku by
Laboratory and Sonographic examinations.
Methods: A
cross-sectional study design with a purposive non-probability sampling
technique was used to select 126 subjects within the age group of 20 years to
90 years of both sexes. Stool specimens were collected, Wet preparation and
Concentration Methods were used for laboratory investigation and comparisons
were made. Sonography was used for the confirmation and characterization of IP.
Data were analyzed with simple descriptive statistics and chi-square.
Results: Wet
preparation technique recorded 10 (7.94%) positive cases while the
Concentration method recorded 44 (34.92%) positive cases (P < 0.05). Ascaris
lumbricoides amongst other IPs had the highest manifestation in the study, most
prevalent in the age group 80 to 89 years,10 (62.5%) and more occurring in the
female 10 (15.87%) and significant (P =0.039967). Sonographic indices for
confirmation of IP were 4 (80.0%) out of 5. Sonography plays a complementary
role to Laboratory investigation to confirm the presence of IP, location, and
complications of the parasitic load.
Conclusion:
Sonography complements the role of Laboratory stool analysis for the presence,
characterization, location, and complications of IP such as Ascaris
lumbricoides. Sonography complements the role of the Concentration method of
Laboratory stool analysis better than the Wet Preparation method for the
presence, characterization, location, and complications of IP such as Ascaris
lumbricoides.
Author(s)
Details :-
E. A. Odumeru
Department of Medical Imaging Science, College of Medicine and Health
Sciences, University of Rwanda, Remera Campus, Kigali, Rwanda.
C. B. Njoku
Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Imo State College of Health and
Management Sciences, Amaigbo, Nigeria.
C. Enwuru
Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Imo State College of Health and
Management Sciences, Amaigbo, Nigeria.
K. Agwunobi
Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Imo State College of Health and
Management Sciences, Amaigbo, Nigeria.
M. Mukangendo
Department of Medical Imaging Science, College of Medicine and Health
Sciences, University of Rwanda, Remera Campus, Kigali, Rwanda.
I. Kayitesi
Department of Medical Imaging Science, College of Medicine and Health
Sciences, University of Rwanda, Remera Campus, Kigali, Rwanda
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here :- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/rudhr/v7/406
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