Prevalence of hookworm infection among patients attending Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria

Abstract

This study was carried out in two secondary schools in a sub-urban area of Vom in Jos to determine the prevalence of hookworm infection among the students. Stool and finger prick blood sample were collected by stratified random sampling and processed according to standard parasitological techniques. Out of the 463 samples colleted 15 (3.2%) were positive for hookworm with peak infection in age group 13-15 years (3.9%), followed by age group 16-18 years (3.8%) then age group 10-12 years (2.6%). There was no case of infection in the age group 22 and above? The haematocrit value reduced with infection (p<0.05). More females (6.5%) than males (1.9%) were infected and were significant (p< 0.05).