[ Impact des saisons sur les parasitoses intestinales chez les jeunes enfants de moins de 5 ans au Centre de Santé de Référence Afia - Sake dans la province du Nord Kivu en RD Congo ]
Volume 28, Issue 1, December 2019, Pages 145–151
Woolf Kapiteni1, John Kivukuto2, and Celestin Mamba3
1 Université de Lubumbashi, RD Congo
2 Médecin d’Afrique, coordination Europe, France
3 Institut supérieur de technique médical de Luebo, RD Congo
Original language: French
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Introduction: Intestinal parasitosis are neglected diseases that are still a major public health problem in tropical countries. Objective: This study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of seasons in a subtropical climate on the occurrence of intestinal parasites in children under 5 years of age. Patients and method: The study concerned 504 cases of children under 5 who consulted at the "Afia-Sake" Reference Health Center and carried out direct parasitological examination of stools. Each patient underwent a fresh optical microscopic stool examination by the direct physiological saline technique and positive results were reported for the different subtropical climatic seasons corresponding to the date of each child's passage to the Health Center. Result: The prevalence of intestinal parasitosis is 94%, the most affected age group is between 18-29 months with a predominance of female. We did not find a statistically significant difference between the presence of parasites and the seasons; for, the risk of having mono-parasitoses during the long rainy season and the risk of having poly-parasitoses during the short dry season appeared equal. conclusion: Periodic chemoprophylaxis with deworming, drinking water supply without health risks, hygiene and sanitation and veterinary public health measures should help to curb these endemics.
Author Keywords: Seasons, Intestinal parasitosis, Young children, CSR, DRC.
Volume 28, Issue 1, December 2019, Pages 145–151
Woolf Kapiteni1, John Kivukuto2, and Celestin Mamba3
1 Université de Lubumbashi, RD Congo
2 Médecin d’Afrique, coordination Europe, France
3 Institut supérieur de technique médical de Luebo, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2019 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Introduction: Intestinal parasitosis are neglected diseases that are still a major public health problem in tropical countries. Objective: This study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of seasons in a subtropical climate on the occurrence of intestinal parasites in children under 5 years of age. Patients and method: The study concerned 504 cases of children under 5 who consulted at the "Afia-Sake" Reference Health Center and carried out direct parasitological examination of stools. Each patient underwent a fresh optical microscopic stool examination by the direct physiological saline technique and positive results were reported for the different subtropical climatic seasons corresponding to the date of each child's passage to the Health Center. Result: The prevalence of intestinal parasitosis is 94%, the most affected age group is between 18-29 months with a predominance of female. We did not find a statistically significant difference between the presence of parasites and the seasons; for, the risk of having mono-parasitoses during the long rainy season and the risk of having poly-parasitoses during the short dry season appeared equal. conclusion: Periodic chemoprophylaxis with deworming, drinking water supply without health risks, hygiene and sanitation and veterinary public health measures should help to curb these endemics.
Author Keywords: Seasons, Intestinal parasitosis, Young children, CSR, DRC.
Abstract: (french)
Introduction: Les parasitoses intestinales sont des maladies jadis négligées mais qui constituent toujours un problème majeur de santé publique dans les pays tropicaux. Objectif: Cette étude a été entreprise pour évaluer l’impact des saisons dans un climat subtropical sur la survenue de parasitoses intestinales chez les enfants de moins de 5 ans. Patients et méthode: L’étude a concerné 504 cas des enfants de moins de 5 ans qui ont consulté au Centre de Santé de Référence «Afia-Sake» et ayant effectué l’examen parasitologique direct des selles. Chaque patient a bénéficié d’un examen de selles fraiches au microscope optique par la technique directe à l’eau physiologique et les résultats positifs ont été rapportés sur les différentes saisons du climat subtropical correspondant à la date du passage de chaque enfant au Centre de Santé. Résultat: La prévalence des parasitoses intestinales est de 94 % ; la tranche d’âge la plus touchée est comprise entre 18-29 mois avec une prédominance de sexe féminin. Nous n’avons pas trouvé une différence statistiquement significative entre la présence des parasites et les saisons ; car, le risque d’avoir les mono-parasitoses pendant la grande saison des pluies et le risque d’avoir les poly-parasitoses pendant la petite saison sèche n’ont pas montré de différence. Conclusion: La chimio-prophylaxie de masse aux vermifuges de façon périodique, l’approvisionnement en eau potable sans risque sanitaire, l’hygiène et l’assainissement ainsi que des mesures de santé publique vétérinaire devraient contribuer à endiguer ces endémies.
Author Keywords: Saisons, Parasitose intestinale, Jeunes enfants, CSR «Afia-Sake», RDC.
How to Cite this Article
Woolf Kapiteni, John Kivukuto, and Celestin Mamba, “Seasonal impact on intestinal parasitosis in young children under 5 year at the Afia-Sake Reference Health Center in North Kivu Province, DR Congo,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 145–151, December 2019.
