Prevalence of Entamoeba Histolytica among Patients Attending Federal Polytechnic Clinic in Mubi, Adamawa State
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This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence Of Entamoeba histolytica among patients attending the Federal polytechnic clinic, Mubi, Adamawa State. The sample was collected randomly with the biodata of the patients, such as age, sex and occupation noted. The samples were examined microscopically using X10 objective lens and then X40 for confirmation of the parasite. From the result obtained, it shows that amoebiasis is more prevalent among children than adults. This might be as a result of poor personal hygiene among children than adults. Based on residence, the total number of people that were affected with the parasite in the rural areas was 66(64.7%) while in the urban areas, there were 21 (43.8%) positive samples. This indicates that the prevalence of amoebiasis (amoebic dysentery) was found to be more prevalent among rural dwellers than in the urban areas.
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