2nd World Congress on
Primary Healthcare and Medicare Summit

Biography:

Tathio Sylvain is an expert in public health, particularly in Medical Parasitology. He is a protagonist for universal health promotion. he is the promoter of a book which is being published entitled '' My Trainer '' for learners in paramedical and medicalhealth training.He is deeply involved in epidemiological investigations leading to eradicate microbe borne diseases in communities. His experiences take source from several researches and teaching dispensed in Health Institutions. Starting from the fact that, epidemiological data collected are able to help control all diseases and improve population healthcare.

Abstract:

Statement of problem: Njombe-Penja population living in rural area with unhealthy watercourses is at high risk of being threatened by water-related diseases such as schistosomiasis. This population who experienced this infection undergoes at the individual level others related crises such as haematuria, hepatitis and abdominal pains while in socio-economic level, loss of incomes. Researchers have reported that, such area is more difficult to be spared from the disease due to numerous rivers and unhealthy behaviors. However, in this population, disease distribution has not been previously studied. The study aimed to evaluate population morbidity status base on prevalence and intensity infections as well as socio-demographic influences.

Methodology: Between September 2014 and May 2015, according to a cross sectional study, 369 participants (172 males and 197 females) were randomly sampled while Kato-Katz and centrifugation techniques were utilized respectively to analyze feces and urine samples.

Results: Two species of schistosomes Schistosoma mansoni (19.8%) and Schistosoma haematobium (0.3%) with an overall prevalence of 20.1% were recorded. On the other hand, persons aged from 23 years (5.7%; P ≥ 0.05) and females (10.3%; P ≥ 0.05) were more infected. Furthermore, students (14.7%; P ≥ 0.05) and persons with primary school level of education were more infected as quarters crossed by streams such as Mbouale (5.4%; P ≥0.05) and Mouantaba (4.3%; P ≥ 0.05). However, mean parasitic load of intestinal schistosomiasis was 39.8 eggs/g of feces and 01egg/ 10ml of urine for urinary schistosomiasis.

Conclusion: This study reveals that, infection prevalence of schistosomiasis as well as parasitic load within Njombe-communities remain relatively high. While in socio-demographic influences, subjects with 23 and above, females, primary level of education, Mbouale and Mouantabaquarters had highest prevalence. Therefore, there is a huge need for integrated control program by treating the whole population.