Implications of Prevalence and Intensity of Soil-Transmitted Helminthes (STHs) on Rural Farmers’ Productivity in Selected Districts of Sierra Leone

Mohamed Ngegba, E. Hinckley, Muctar Koroma, Alfred Ngegba, O. Oladele
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Soil-transmitted Helminths (STH) are among the most prevalent parasitic diseases that impair childhood physical and mental growth, hence hindering economic development. The study was a cross-sectional-designed survey, conducted in three districts in Sierra Leone between December and March 2022 on 625 individual farmers to determine: 1) the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths; 2) the intensity of soil-transmitted helminths; 3) the effect of the prevalence and intensity on farm productivity, and 4) the implication of these effects on agricultural extension service delivery and the rural livelihood of the selected districts. Stool samples were collected from male and female farmers in fifteen chiefdoms in the selected districts and analyzed using the Kato-Katz technique. A total of 625 individuals were included, among whom 172 (27.0%) were vegetable farmers, 224 (35.8%) were tree-crop farmers and 226 (36.2%) were rice farmers. The result indicates a prevalence of parasitic infection among farmers shown by 58.4% eggs/ova in stool from the three districts. STH prevalence is higher in Bo (64.0%), Koinadugu (56.9%), and Kailahun (51,7%). STH infections, in various ways, affected extension services, delivery and the livelihoods of individual farmers. The recommendation is that farmers and children be periodically dewormed for STH infection in rural areas.
塞拉利昂选定地区土壤传播蠕虫(STHs)的流行程度和强度对农民生产力的影响
土传蠕虫是最常见的寄生虫病之一,危害儿童身心发育,从而阻碍经济发展。该研究是一项横断面设计的调查,于2022年12月至3月期间在塞拉利昂的三个地区对625名个体农民进行了调查,以确定:1)土壤传播蠕虫的流行;2)土壤传播蠕虫的强度;3)农业推广服务普及程度和强度对农业生产力的影响;4)这些影响对农业推广服务提供和农村生计的影响。从选定地区15个酋邦的男性和女性农民中收集粪便样本,并使用Kato-Katz技术进行分析。共调查625人,其中菜农172人(27.0%),林农224人(35.8%),稻农226人(36.2%)。结果显示,三区农民粪便中有58.4%的卵/卵,寄生虫感染率较高。Bo(64.0%)、Koinadugu(56.9%)和Kailahun(51.7%)的STH患病率较高。STH感染以不同的方式影响到推广服务、配送和个体农民的生计。建议定期为农村地区的农民和儿童除虫,以防感染STH。
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