Ekpenyong, Victor Ekpenyong

Assessment of Sanitary Condition around CRUTECH Female Hostels, Using Ascaris lumbricoides as an Indicator

Ekpenyong, Victor Ekpenyong, Ukpong, Iniodu George, Ikika, Patricia Edodi, Owali, Innocent Ogban, Etta, Eme Effiong & Omini, Arit Usang · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2024

Background: Proper sanitation and hygiene are crucial drivers of human development. Objective: To determine the sanitation status of Cross River University of Technology female hostels, using Ascaris lumbricoides as an indicator. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional observation...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajp/2024/v7i4206

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

A Survey of WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) in Some Public Schools in Calabar South and Prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) in the Schools

AJABA, Thomas Ajaba, Owali, Innocent Ogban, ETIM, Susan Etta & Ekpenyong, Victor Ekpenyong · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2026

Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are an important public health issue affecting children in developing countries and are associated with significant morbidity and stunted growth and development. This study examined the current status of water, sanitation and hygiene (WA...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajp/2026/v9i4316