L'equistosomiasi a la població infantil de Kribi, Camerun: projecte de recerca

Duran Giró, Ester
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Introduction: Infectious diseases are disorders caused by organisms, which are the most predominant and with the highest prevalence of morbimortality in Africa. Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease, which in 2019 caused that at least 236.6 million people needed prophylactic treatment. This disease is part of vertically transmitted diseases, and their transmission occurs when a person is in contact with water contaminated by larvae carrying these parasites. It is generally found in tropical and subtropical areas, in communities with no access to safe or healthy drinking water. It is estimated that 90% of the world population affected by schistosomiasis lives in Africa. Objective: Analyse the relationship between schistosomiasis and water-related activities. Methodology: the realisation of a study of quantitative methodology, specifically descriptive transversal observational, which will take place from September 2022 to September 2023. The study population will be made up of children from 4 to 14 years of age from Kribi, who go to the Insolàfrica Health Centre and to the Kribi District Hospital, due to any symptoms related to schistosomiasis. The data collection instrument will be carried out through a self-elaboration survey (ad hoc) in which socio-demographic data and different water-related activities will be collected. The data will be analysed with the SPSS version 26.0 program, carrying out a descriptive study considering the p-value<0.05, with a confidence interval of 95%. To relate two qualitative variables, square chi will be used. On the other hand, to observe the relationship between qualitative and quantitative variables, ANOVA will be used. The results of this project will be able to help detect the risk factors towards schistosomiasis, being useful for running health promotion programs ​
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