Urinary Schistosomiasis in Children—Still a Concern in Part of the Ghanaian Capital City

摘要: Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease of the tropics which estimated to affect up 300 million people worldwide. While it being successfully controlled in many countries, remains major public health problem, especially developing countries including Ghana. Extensive work on schistosomiasis has been undertaken along theVoltaRiverbasin, leaving very little data and information this infection urban peri-urban areas inGhana. This study was aimed at determining urinary burden among children school going age within Zenu, suburb capital city. Urine samples were taken from 274 Zenu community examined with urine chemistry dipsticks for detection confirmation haematuria, followed by microscopy Schistosoma haematobium ova. Prevalence 30.7% (95% CI: 25.2-36.2). 44 (52%) positive collected males whiles 40 (48%) females, but prevalence not significantly associated gender (χ2 = 0.041, DF 1, P-Value 0.839). Among S. children, haematuria detected dipstick 88.1% (74/84, 95% 81.2- 95.0), 11.9% (10/84, 5.0-18.8). Meanwhile, 7.3% (20/274, 4.3-7.3) total population could detect presence ova those children. An association found between 84.715,