Intestinal Parasites Among Undergraduate students of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike", Abia State, Nigeria :- Alaubi Osita P.
Abstract
A
total of 220 undergraduate students of Michael Okpara University of
Agriculture, Umudike comprising of 150 males and 70 females, aged 20-31 years
had their faecal samples examined for the presence of intestinal parasites
using wet mount and formol ether concentration techniques with microscopy. Out
of this number, 157 (71.25%) were infected. Four parasites mainly Hookworm
(54.55%), Ascaris lumbricoides (49.55%), Trichuris trichiura (13.64%), and
Entamoeba histolytica (23.64%) were recovered. Gender wise, more males (80.00%)
were infected than females (52.83%). Regarding age, the age group 23-25 years
had the highest rate of infection (94.23%).
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ALAUBI, A (2024). Intestinal Parasites Among Undergraduate students of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike", Abia State, Nigeria :- Alaubi Osita P.. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved May 06, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/intestinal-parasites-among-undergraduate-students-of-michael-okpara-university-of-agriculture-umudike-abia-state-nigeria-alaubi-osita-p-7-2
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ALAUBI, ALAUBI. "Intestinal Parasites Among Undergraduate students of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike", Abia State, Nigeria :- Alaubi Osita P." Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2024). Accessed 06 May. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/intestinal-parasites-among-undergraduate-students-of-michael-okpara-university-of-agriculture-umudike-abia-state-nigeria-alaubi-osita-p-7-2