EDIM, Hannah Etta

Urinary Schistosomiasis Prevalence and Sociodemographic Risk Factors among Adults in Ekori, Yakurr Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria

ENO, Arit Sunday, EDIM, Hannah Etta, ETIM, Susan Etta & Ekpenyong, Victor Ekpenyong · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2026

Background and Aim: Urogenital schistosomiasis remains endemic in Nigeria, and adults with occupational, domestic and recreational freshwater contact may remain exposed. This study assessed the prevalence of Schistosoma haematobium infection and its sociodemographic distribution...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajp/2026/v9i4317

Water-Contact Behaviour, Community Knowledge and Freshwater Snail Ecology as Drivers of Urinary Schistosomiasis Transmission in Ekori, Cross River State, Nigeria

ENO, Arit Sunday, ETIM, Susan Etta, EDIM, Hannah Etta & Ekpenyong, Victor Ekpenyong · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2026

Aims: Persistent urinary schistosomiasis transmission depends on human exposure to freshwater, contamination of water bodies, and the presence of suitable snail intermediate hosts. This article focuses on four freshwater sites in Ekori, examining behavioural exposure, community k...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajp/2026/v9i4318