Bessie Nonyelum Esimai and Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu*
A random sample of a population size of 600 was utilized in the study; comprising of 300 males and 300 females. There were no problems in collecting samples from the hospitals and clinics in Enugu. It was conveniently carried out with the permission of the Health-workers in charge. Examination of samples were carried out in the department of Parasitology Laboratory, Anambra State University of Technology, Awka Campus. Stool and blood samples were collected. Disposable sterile containers were used for collection of stool samples. Samples were collected in such a way as to ensure non contamination with urine, so as to avoid lysis of the trophozoites on contact with water. The prevalence of the isolated agent does not show any signi¬ficant difference in relation to sex. From the observed 611 isolated agents, 258 (42.2%) was recorded for males while 353 (57.8%) was for females. Also, for organism like E. coli, it was observed that 33 or 5.4% and 42 or 6.9% were for males and females respectively. Generally, therefore, it was established that the prevalence of isolated agents is independent of or not associated with sex of patients.
Published Date: 2022-08-24; Received Date: 2022-07-27
