Abstract:
The study entitled the prevelence of schitosomiasis among children in primary school in
Nyamasheke district precisely. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and
risk factors of schistosomiasis at Kirehe primary school, Nyamasheke district western province,
Rwanda, this study considered the following objectives: To determine the prevalence of
schistosomiasis at Kirehe primary school; to determine the risk factors associated with
schistosomiasis at Kirehe primary school.
The results showed frequency distributions of schistosomiasis were presented in Table 2. All
students who were tested for schistosomiasis infections got negative results. Therefore the
prevalence of schistosomiasis at Kirehe primary school is 0%.
There is no Schistosoma spp infection at Kirehe Island therefore intake level, age group and
gender have no effect on schistosomiasis status.
By conclusion all children at Kirehe island should not allowed to play with stagnant water and
should not allowed to swim in lake Kivu usually after its rain.
The following recommendations were given: innovative and integrated control measures to
control this infection should be implemented among the Rwandan population.
Periodic school-based and community-based drug distribution, health education, and provision of
clean and safe drinking water, the introduction of proper sanitation will help to reduce the
prevalence and morbidity of schistosomiasis in Rwanda.
