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This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence, intensity of infection, and risk factors associated with urinary schistosomiasis among children in Murbai and Surbai communities of Ardo-Kola Local Government Area (LGA), Taraba State, Nigeria.<jats:italic>Methods<\/jats:italic>. Urine samples were analysed by the standard filtration technique using 10\u2009ml syringe, Swinnex polypropylene filter holder (13\u2009mm diameter), and polycarbonate membrane filters (12\u2009<jats:italic>\u03bc<\/jats:italic>m porosity). Sociodemographic data and water contact activities were collated from children using structured questionnaires.<jats:italic>Results<\/jats:italic>. A point prevalence of 58.54% was reported out of the urine samples examined. Males were significantly more infected than their female counterparts (71.15% versus 43.66%,<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M1\"><mml:mrow><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>\u03c7<\/mml:mi><\/mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn mathvariant=\"normal\">2<\/mml:mn><\/mml:mrow><\/mml:msup><\/mml:mrow><\/mml:math>= 89.12,<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M2\"><mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>=<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">0.000<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>). The age-related prevalence showed 6\u201310 and 11\u201315 years significantly infected with 78.70% and 73.02%, respectively (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M3\"><mml:mrow><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>\u03c7<\/mml:mi><\/mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn mathvariant=\"normal\">2<\/mml:mn><\/mml:mrow><\/mml:msup><\/mml:mrow><\/mml:math>= 89.12,<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M4\"><mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>=<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">0.000<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>). Light intensity of infection, 62.51%, was significantly higher than heavy intensity, 37.48%, among the infected children (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M5\"><mml:mrow><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>\u03c7<\/mml:mi><\/mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn mathvariant=\"normal\">2<\/mml:mn><\/mml:mrow><\/mml:msup><\/mml:mrow><\/mml:math>= 365.8,<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M6\"><mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>=<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">0.000<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>). Water contact activities such as fishing (OR = 4.01, CI = 3.04\u20135.61,<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M7\"><mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>=<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">0.000<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>), rice farming (OR = 4.01, CI = 2.96\u20135.36,<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M8\"><mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>=<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">0.000<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>), and dry season farming (OR = 4.78, CI = 3.68\u20136.22,<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M9\"><mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>=<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">0.000<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>) were the risk factors exposing children to infection in the area.<jats:italic>Conclusion<\/jats:italic>. There is an urgent need to undertake a large scale deworming control programme using praziquantel in the area.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1155\/2016\/9831265","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,12,15]],"date-time":"2016-12-15T00:44:36Z","timestamp":1481762676000},"page":"1-7","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Urinary Schistosomiasis among Children in Murbai and Surbai Communities of Ardo-Kola Local Government Area, Taraba State, Nigeria"],"prefix":"10.1155","volume":"2016","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6305-954X","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"R. 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