Authors : Wandaje, H.J.; M. A. Qadeer; Maryam Bashir; Daniel Lucky

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 6 - June

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/25jun1139

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Abstract : The economic and public health consequences of T. saginata in our society cannot be overstated. Therefore, this study was conceived to determine the sero-prevalence of T. saginata antibody among Herdsmen in Benue Vally farm, Fofure Local Government area, Adamawa State, Nigeria. The study was carried out using a purposive sampling technique, a total of ninety four (94) samples were used. T. saginata antibody ELISA Test Kit was used for analysis. In this study, males had a higher prevalence of 13.3% while females had 8.8%. Among the age groups, aged 21-30 had a higher prevalence of 10.34%, while 41-year-olds had zero prevalence. The prevalence of 11.7% was found among those who eat beef. Those who ate only properly cooked beef had the least prevalence of 11.1%, others had prevalence of 15.4%. Consume raw beef had prevalence of 20%, while do not consume raw beef had prevalence of 10.6%. Those who dewormed regularly had a prevalence of 8.5% while those who do not deworm regularly had a higher prevalence of 21.7%. Those who always wash their hands had 11.1% prevalence, while those who do not had 10.0% prevalence. Conclusively, the prevalence in the study area is relatively low and eating undercooked beef, open defecation, poor sanitation, and poor personal hygiene are all contributing factors to the disease's future prevalence in the study area. Thus it’s recommended that government and NGOs should make proper campaign awareness program and health education to curtail transmission of T. saginata taeniasis among the Herdsmen in Benue Vally farm, Fofure Local Government area, Adamawa State, Nigeria.

Keywords : Sero-Prevalence, Taeniasis, Transmission, Antibody.

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