Schistosomiasis in a village in Assiut governorate: prevalence, intensity and urinary troubles

This work was done in El-Tawabya Village. Urine samples were collected from 3072 individuals. Results revealed that, prevalence rate of schistosomiasis infection was 7.5% and peak prevalence was among age group 10-14 years. Infection rate among males was nearly double [10.2%] that among females [5.6%]. Intensity of infection was of mild type [91.7%] and heavy infection occurred among those less than 30 years. The geometric mean of egg count of urinary schistosomiasis was 9.6 eggs/10 ml urine. Rate of infection was 15.3% among agricultural workers. As regards urinary symptoms, dysuria was found among 29.1%, turbid urine among 12.7%, terminal hematuria among 8.4% and total hematuria among only 0.5% and there is a significant relation between them and schistosomiasis infection. These symptoms had specificity of 74.2%, 90.5%, 95.7% and 99.9%, respectively. Microscopic urine examination showed that presence of RBCs with schistosomiasis infection had sensitivity of 89.2% and specificity of 80.6%

Prevalence of toxoplasma seropositivity among female students in Assiut, Egypt, 1996

This study included 319 female students aged 15-25 years. Data about sociodemographic characteristics and habits were collected. Blood samples were taken and sera were separated and subjected to serological examination for the presence of Toxoplasma antibodies and specific immunoglobulin IgM. The results showed that the overall prevalence of toxoplasmosis was 37.0%. The rate of infection was higher among students aged < 20 years [37.9%]. Among the 124 students from rural localities, 50 [40.3%] were infected; while among the 146 from urban localities, 51 [34.9%] were infected. As regards habits, the rates of infection were 34.6% among students who consumed undercooked meat and 31.8% among students who did not consume undercooked meat. The difference is statistically significant [RR = 1.37]. Also, the infection rates were 35.5% among students where cats were present at their homes and 29.5% among those who drank raw milk. Immunoglobulin specific antibodies IgM were found in 22.9% of the positive cases

Prevalence of some psychiatric symptoms in adolescent students in Assiut

This study was conducted on 970 students from preparatory and secondary schools in Assiut City and two nearby rural areas using a stratified random sampling procedure. Middlesex demographic date, solcio economic status, family environment and personal habits and hobbies were used. Preparatory school students had consistently higher prevalence rates for phobia, obsession, psychosomatic, depression and hysteria than secondary school students. Girls had higher prevalence rates for anxiety, phobia and depression, while boys had higher prevalence rates for obsession, psychomatic and hysteria. The prevalence and severity of the different psychiatric symptoms was found to be variably affected by a set of socioeconomic and familial factors including: divorce, death of one of parents, family disputes, father working abroad, socioeconomic standards, sleeping habits, order of birth, and practicing hobbies. Generally, there was negative correlations between MHQ scores and scholastic achievement scores