A survey of intestinal helminths among students of post-primary institution in Adamawa State, Nigeria.

A survey was carried out to determine the prevalence of intestinal helminthiasis among students of Government Secondary School Girei, Song Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria, between January and July 1991. Of the 200 students between ages ten to thirty-two years old examined, 86 (43.0%) were infected using the formyl ether concentration method. The most commonly found worm were hookworms, Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura with mean egg per gram of 4,800; 2,600; and 1,250 respectively. Infection was independent of both sexes, and parental occupations (P > 0.05) but decreased significantly with host age and a progressive increase in body weight (P < 0.05). Suggestions are made for the control of helminth parasites in the area.