CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
6.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
1. The community should make efforts to provide alternatives to the stream as a major source of water for domestic use. This could be by the provision of more boreholes or deep wells located in strategic locations, to discourage the community from using the stream water. The boreholes are acceptable to the community as demonstrated by the use of the only borehole in the community.
2. The existing health structures, staff and facilities, in the locality should be strengthen by the Government to cater for specific tasks in schistosomiasis control and delivery of other health services to the community.
3. The Local Government should make provision for control programme in the community aimed at educating the community about urinary schistosomiasis and reducing the morbidity by the use of drugs.
4. Health education about schistosomiasis should be incorporated into school curriculum.
5. Periodic urine check for schistosomiasis should be part of school inspection programme.
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APPENDIX I
QUESTIONNAIRE ON THE STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF DRUG TREATMENT AND HEALTH EDUCATION ON THE PREVALENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF URINARY SCHISTOSOMIASIS AMONGST 5-19 YEAR OLDS IN MARTIN VILLAGE, TAFAWA BALEWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AREA, BAUCHI STATE.
INTRODUCTION:
I am a resident Doctor from Jos University Teaching Hospital Jos. This work is my dissertation for the part II Fellowship Examinations of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria. Please answer the questions in this questionnaire frankly. It is not compulsory to participate in the study. All information collected for this study is confidential and could not be traced to the participants. Thank you.
SECTION A: PERSONAL DATA
1. House hold serial No--- 2. Name of head of house hold--- 3. Name of Participant --- 4. Age (years)---
5. Sex; Male Female
6. Ethnic group of the respondent:
Sayawa
Pyem
Ngas
Others 7. Religion of the respondents:
Christianity
Islam
Pagan
8. Educational status attained by the respondents;
Not schooling
Primary
Secondary school
Post secondary school
Others --- 9. Occupation of Parent / Guardian –
Farmer
Fishing
Civil servant
Others (specify) ---
PART I: PRE-INTERVENTION ASSESSMENT