ABSTRACT
Study was conducted in 9 localities of Tauorga town, which is situated North-West of Libya, with the objective of finding out the present trend of Schistosomiasis mansoni in general population and to plan suitable strategies for its prevention. 1544 people were selected by two stage cluster random sampling and the data was gathered by direct interview from the family members during home visit. Stool samples were collected and examined for Schistosoma mansoni eggs. The study revealed that the overall prevalence of schistosomiasis mansoni was 20.85%, which was varied between 1.78% and 55.58% in different localities. Significantly higher prevalence was observed in school age group (28.61%), in males (25.28%) and in localities situated within the area of 2 Km from the spring (55.58%).
Subject(s)
Schistosomiasis mansoni/epidemiology , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Fresh Water , Humans , Libya/epidemiology , Male , Middle Aged , Prevalence , Sex FactorsABSTRACT
Seven hundred and twenty school children of primary school grades 5 and 6 in Hadba Sargia area in Tripoli were examined for dental caries. The mean DMFT index for the whole sample of children was 1.58. The DT component comprised 1.34 and MT component 0.21 of DMFT score, which made 42.22% and 13.33% of total children sample, respectively. The amount FT component was 0.03 (1.39%) of all children with DMFT examined. The number of children with at least one DMFT score was 410 (56.94%) of the total study sample. In children with poor oral hygiene, DMFT score was significantly higher (1.91) than in those with good oral hygiene (0.85) (P less than 0.01). Children whose mothers had low education exhibited a higher total DMFT score (1.85) than those whose mothers had high education (1.16).
