Access to Safe Water - A way to Mitigating Onchocerciasis in Nigeria

摘要: Onchocerciasis is a major cause of blindness in many African countries and Nigeria not an exception.  The vector transmitting the disease abounds fertile riverside areas. Attempts have been made fighting through control use drugs.  Search for preventive alternatives main objective this paper.  paper uses 2008 Demographic Health Survey data, cross-sectional national data. analysis household based. This examines households that are likely to incidence Onchocerciasis.  has past greatly reduced economic productivity as such exacerbate poverty.  Chi-Square tests T-tests were statistical tools used by paper. results show there exists regional variation across country ( ? 2 = 925.71, p=0.000).  also found significant difference wealth index 326.89, Households with river source water significantly more than those their source.  situation precarious rural areas 250.09, p=0.000). members (t=11.79, provision safe especially sure alternative mitigating onchocerciasis. Keywords : Water, Onchocerciasis, River Blindness,