Intensity of Intestinal Helminthiasis in Relation to Blood Group Among Pupils of Maraban Rido, Kaduna State, Nigeria
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: 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 risk factors (P>0.05). We recommend intensive health education, provision of pipe borne water, improve environmental sanitation and continuous deworming campaign in this community.
Institutions: Kaduna State University, Newgate University Minna
Language: English
Subfield: Parasitology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4410098656