Transmission of Helmithiasis in a Community and Treatment Option
Published: 2023-09-07
Page: 62-72
Issue: 2023 - Volume 6 [Issue 2]
Kasamba I. E. *
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Cyrille Katshiez
Faculty of Medicine, University of Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Malangu Mposhy E. P.
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Infections caused by parasitics helminths affect more than a billion people worldwide, causing anemia and with significant social and economic impact. To alleviate this burden, affected population resorts to a massive administration of antiparasitics without worrying about improvements in the factors that aid in spreading helminthosis in the community.
In this study we are proposing as objectives, that of going in search of the we used questionnaires, oral interviews and direct observations to determine risk factors and treatment options for the disease in two communities of Kolwezi in Democratic Republic of Congo.by on the one hand a household questionnaire and observation of the investigator and others by a census of antihelminths in the pharmacies of the city of Kolwezi.
We received 7,014 responses from households and 283 from pharmacies. It was observed from our analysis that most of the plots were clean and dry although sometimes covered with trees and with grass. On average, four households, six children over the age of fifteen and four children under the age of five, and two toilets were observed per plot. The quality of toilets, the source of water supply, the misuse of toilet pots for children under five years old as well as variations in weather conditions were the major risk factors for parasitosis in Kolwezi Occasional stool examination revealed mainly dominated by the feeling of vomiting, fatigue and a nocturnal cough. a small portion of the population had access to laboratory tests which, moreover, were able to observe more Ascaris lumbricoides eggs. The population resorts to self-medication with Mebendazole® and sometimes herbal teas and palm kernel oils. while on medical prescriptions and on the shelves of pharmacies, Albemedazoles was more present.
The elements of transmission having been well identified, the start of an education of the population is a necessity and constitutes the next steps.
Keywords: Parasitosis, transmission, community, treatment, Kolwezi
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