Animal Research International

287 – 291

Authors: EKWUNIFE, Chinyelu Angela and OKAFOR Fabian Chukwuemeka

A study of Schistosomiasis haematobium infection in all the fifteen primary schools in Agulu town Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, was conducted using questionnaire. Out of thefifteen schools, 7 had pupils with urinary schistosomiasis infection. Ten villages out of 20 in the town were indicated to contribute indviduals thatattend the 7 schools. Umuowelle Primary School ranked first with a positivity rate of 542% for response “yes” to “blood in urine” and 40.3 % for Bilharziasis /schistosomiasis”. To rate the diagnostic performance of the questionnaire parasitological urine screening was also conducted in all the schools. The results showed that using questionnaire as a diagnostic tool is highly specc(87.5 %) and sensive (87.5 %). Questonnaireadministraton was also shown to be cheaper, wih a cost 7 times less than parasitologcal urine screening as well as being time saving. The diagnostic performance of the questionnaire was good in view of its preliminary screening function.