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S J Watts

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PubMed1986

The status of human onchocerciasis in the Kainji reservoir basin areas 20 years after the impoundment of the lake.

A study was made in January 1985 to assess the post-impoundment status of onchocerciasis around the man-made Lake of Kainji, Nigeria, about 20 years after the formation of the lake. The overall prevalence of the infection in the 13 major villages surveyed was 28.5%. The endemicity of onchocerciasis was sporadic (less than 10%) in three of these villages, low (10-39%) in six and medium (40-69%) in four. Although the available pre-impoundment data is inadequate to make a definite conclusion of the impact of the lake formation on the status of onchocerciasis in the area, it is apparent that here, as in most other parts of the country, the prevalence, manifestations, complications and public health significance of onchocerciasis justify the ongoing campaign for the urgent implementation of a nation-wide onchocerciasis control programme in Nigeria.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1985

Epidemiological assessment of the distribution and endemicity of guinea worm infection in Asa, Kwara State, Nigeria.

An investigation was made in 1983 to determine the distribution and endemicity of dracunculiasis in Asa, Kwara State, Nigeria. The findings revealed that the disease was widespread and highly prevalent. The house to house survey conducted in 11 of the 20 villages where recent cases had been identified gave an overall prevalence of 53% during the peak period of infection. At least two out of every five residents in each village had an active infection. More adults had clinical dracunculiasis than children (P less than 0.001) but the disease showed no preference for sex (P greater than 0.05). Factors responsible for the high endemicity and the increasing spread of the infection, for the disparity in the distribution pattern of the infection in different villages, and the impact and future of the disease in the area are highlighted.

Activities of Daily Living↗
PubMed1983

Marriage migration, a neglected form of long-term mobility: a case study from Ilorin, Nigeria.

"This article examines the evidence for and possible significance of marriage migration in and around the city of Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, Nigeria, which has a population of about 400,000." The study "reveals a movement of rural women to marry into wealthy polygymous compounds in the city and the return of some of these women to their rural natal compounds later in life. This movement may be an explanation for the high proportion of women in indigenous towns, and perhaps also in some newer medium-sized settlements. It can also be seen as a reflection of the unequal and exploitive relationship between the towns and their rural hinterland."

Africa↗