Evaluation of School-Based Health Education Intervention on the Incidence of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Pupils of Rural Communities of Eastern Kogi State, North Central Nigeria
Table 1
Prevalence of STHs in rural primary schools of Kogi East, Nigeria, during baseline survey.
LGAs
Schools ()
Latitude
Longitude
Number positive (prevalence in %)
STHs
A. lumbricoides
Hookworms
S. stercoralis
Ankpa
Ikanekpo (21)
7.4440
7.5398
8 (38.1)
8 (38.1)
0 (0)
0 (0)
Opulega (25)
7.4146
7.6137
5 (20.0)
0 (0)
5 (20.0)
0 (0)
Ogodo (37)
7.3964
7.5786
6 (16.2)
1 (2.7)
4 (10.8)
1 (2.7)
Enokpoli (11)
7.4508
7.6454
1 (9.1)
0 (0)
1 (9.1)
0 (0)
Enjema (18)
7.4746
7.6599
3 (16.7)
3 (16.7)
0 (0)
0 (0)
Bassa
Akakana (29)
7.9227
7.1777
3 (10.3)
2 (6.9)
1 (3.4)
0 (0)
Oguma (31)
7.8864
7.0644
6 (19.4)
1 (3.2)
5 (16.1)
0 (0)
Sheria 1 (36)
7.8920
7.0764
3 (8.3)
1 (2.8)
2 (5.6)
0 (0)
Sheria 2 (26)
7.8914
7.0798
4 (15.4)
4 (15.4)
0 (0)
0 (0)
Londu (28)
7.8687
7.0664
6 (21.4)
5 (17.9)
4 (14.3)
0 (0)
Dekina
Olubojo (27)
7.6298
7.0880
7 (25.9)
0 (0)
7 (25.9)
2 (7.4)
Ojofu (20)
7.5328
7.1806
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
Ajiyolo-Akabe (30)
7.5702
7.0976
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
Odu-Ogbaloto (35)
7.6138
7.0950
5 (14.3)
2 (5.7)
5 (14.3)
2 (5.7)
Olofu (31)
7.5358
7.1561
6 (19.4)
0 (0)
6 (19.4)
0 (0)
Ibaji
Itoduma (36)
6.9232
6.6836
2 (5.6)
0 (0)
1 (2.8)
1 (2.8)
Onyedega (40)
6.8902
6.6755
5 (12.5)
2 (5.0)
3 (7.5)
0 (0)
Unale (40)
6.9093
6.7167
3 (7.5)
1 (2.5)
1 (2.5)
1 (2.5)
Ejule-Ojebe (40)
7.0019
6.7278
2 (5.0)
2 (5.0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
Odogwu (41)
6.9603
6.7288
2 (4.9)
0 (0)
2 (4.9)
0 (0)
Idah
Ukwaja (26)
7.1089
6.7454
11 (42.3)
0 (0)
11 (42.3)
1 (3.8)
Igalogba (24)
7.1206
6.7476
3 (12.5)
0 (0)
3 (12.5)
0 (0)
Sabon Gari (21)
7.1091
6.7403
4 (19.0)
0 (0)
4 (19.0)
0 (0)
Ede (29)
7.1014
6.7386
2 (6.9)
0 (0)
3 (10.3)
1 (3.4)
Ubomu (24)
7.1252
6.7413
2 (8.3)
0 (0)
2 (8.3)
0 (0)
Igalamela
Ogbogbo 1 (29)
7.1059
6.8088
2 (6.9)
0 (0)
1 (3.4)
0 (0)
Ogbogbo 2 (22)
7.1064
6.8101
6 (27.3)
0 (0)
5 (22.7)
1 (4.5)
Etutu (36)
7.2082
6.7921
5 (13.9)
1 (2.8)
4 (11.1)
0 (0)
Ofuloko (20)
7.2163
6.7811
7 (3.2)
1 (5.0)
6 (30.0)
0 (0)
Ujagba (9)
7.2082
6.7695
2 (22.2)
0 (0)
0 (0)
2 (22.2)
Ofu
Ejule 1 (25)
7.3604
7.0940
4 (16.0)
1 (4.0)
3 (12.0)
1 (4.0)
Alome (22)
7.3385
7.0570
6 (27.3)
0 (0)
6 (27.3)
0 (0)
Ejule (40)
7.3609
7.0985
16 (40.0)
14 (35.0)
3 (7.5)
0 (0)
Ikpokejo-Umomi (20)
7.3435
7.0308
2 (10.0)
0 (0)
2 (10.0)
0 (0)
Ofakaga (30)
7.4103
7.1250
4 (13.3)
2 (6.7)
2 (6.7)
0 (0)
Olamaboro
Ogugu 1 (35)
7.1553
7.4750
1 (2.9)
1 (2.9)
0 (0)
0 (0)
Ogugu (36)
7.1518
7.4823
3 (8.3)
1 (2.8)
2 (5.6)
0 (0)
Okpo (39)
7.2153
7.5570
8 (20.5)
2 (5.1)
4 (10.3)
1 (2.6)
Ugbamaka-Igah (24)
7.2404
7.4688
5 (20.8)
0 (0)
5 (20.8)
0 (0)
Igah-Ikeje (20)
7.1959
7.5296
4 (20.0)
0 (0)
4 (20.0)
0 (0)
Omala
Central Abejukolo (40)
7.8688
7.5061
9 (22.5)
0 (0)
9 (22.5)
0 (0)
Opada (19)
7.8386
7.4853
7 (36.8)
0 (0)
7 (36.8)
0 (0)
Agbenema-Ife (40)
7.8070
7.4533
20 (50.0)
0 (0)
20 (50.0)
0 (0)
Islamiya Abejukolo (40)
7.8644
7.5074
12 (30.0)
1 (2.5)
11 (27.5)
0 (0)
Ajiyolo-Ife (23)
7.7637
7.4399
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
Overall (1295)
222 (17.1)
56 (4.3)
164 (12.7)
14 (1.1)
: number examined (source: Yaro et al. [21]: baseline study).
