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July 29, 2026Discover Public HealthOpen Access

Knowledge attitude practices and clinical correlates of urogenital schistosomiasis in Dutsin Ma Local Government Area Katsina State Nigeria

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TATolulope Ebenezer AtalabiAHAdesola A. HassanAOAlexander B. Odaibo

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Overview

Cross-sectional study investigates KAP indices and prevalence of urogenital schistosomiasis in school-aged children, highlighting control needs.

Key Points

  • The study aims to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to urogenital schistosomiasis among children in Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria.
  • Cross-sectional design involving 2534 school-aged children from ten schools.
  • Questionnaires collected demographic data and KAP responses.
  • Urine samples were analyzed for Schistosoma haematobium eggs.
  • Overall prevalence of urogenital schistosomiasis was found to be 5.8% (95% CI: 4.96–6.78).
  • Only 5.7% of participants had positive knowledge about treatment attitudes and praziquantel usage.
  • Significant associations observed with self-reported blood in urine and knowledge about Bulinus spp., with adjusted odds ratios ranging from 3.1 to 9.6.

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Atalabi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a69a2c7c8da07d9defa69cbhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-026-02638-y
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