Urinary Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease of public health importance in Africa affecting
children. It relationship with malnutrition is well pronounced in Nigeria and impairs growth of
the affected children or persons. This work investigates the nutritional status of children
infected with urinary schistosomiasis. The Anthropometric indices of the studied children
were determined according to standard procedures and related to intensity of Schistosom.
haematobium infection. The weight, height and Age were Anthropometric indices used in this
study. A total of 462 children were investigated which comprises of 252 of infected test group
and 210 non infected control group. According to height for Age Z-scores 29 (22.7%) of the
children with light infection and 60 (48.4%) with heavy infections were severely malnourished
p, value= 0.1785 was statistically significant at p>0.05. The higher the intensity of infection, the
more malnourished is the child in this study. Nutritional status of the children based on weight
for Age Z-scores showed that p-value was not significant. These indicated that there is no
significant difference between level of infectivity and weight for age indices of nutritional
status. Height for Age Z (HAZ) and Weight for Height Z (WHZ)-scores were more sensitive
indices in determining nutritional status in all indices used in this study. However, males were
more malnourished and infected than their female counterparts. All stakeholders should
intensify efforts through research and health policies at eradicating schistosomiasis
schistosomiasis in Nigeria and Africa in general, more importantly among children.