Identification of Urinary Schistosomiasis in Children in the Ninth District of the city of N'djamena

Schistosomiasis is a widespread parasitic disease. It is a major public health problem in Chad, especially among rural populations. This study was conducted in the 9th district of the city of Ndjamena. Its purpose was to assess urinary schistosomiasis infection in children aged 5 to 12 years. Urine samples were collected from children aged 5 to 12 years who attended consultations at the five centers. The urine samples were examined using the filtration technique. Three hundred and nine (309) samples were examined, revealing the respective prevalences of S. haematobium of 77 (7.80%); 47 (4.26%); 43 (6.38%); 55 (9.09%) and 87 (8.04%) in the five centers, for an overall prevalence of 309 (7.44%), with an infection rate of 8.01% among boys compared to 6.45% among girls, and children aged 5-7 being the most affected at 9.78% compared to those aged 8-12 at 6.45%. These prevalences are significant between genders and centers. However, there is no significant variation in Schistosoma haematobium infestation between age groups. This study assessed the level of schistosomiasis endemicity in this area. It is appropriate to consider combating this disease in the 9th district of the city of N'Djamena.