Risk factors associated with the recent cholera outbreak in Yemen: a case-control study / 한국역학회지
Epidemiology and Health
;
: e2019015-2019.
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em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-763747
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The cholera outbreak in Yemen has become the largest in the recent history of cholera records, having reached more than 1.4 million cases since it started in late 2016. This study aimed to identify risk factors for cholera in this outbreak.METHODS:
A case-control study was conducted in Aden in 2018 to investigate risk factors for cholera in this still-ongoing outbreak. In total, 59 cholera cases and 118 community controls were studied.RESULTS:
The following risk factors were associated with being a cholera case in the bivariateanalysis:
a history of travelling and having had visitors from outside Aden Province; eating outside the house; not washing fruit, vegetables, and khat (a local herbal stimulant) before consumption; using common-source water; and not using chlorine or soap in the household. In the multivariate analysis, not washing khat and the use of common-source water remained significant risk factors for being a cholera case.CONCLUSIONS:
Behavioural factors and unsafe water appear to be the major risk factors in the recent cholera outbreak in Yemen. In order to reduce the risk of cholera, hygiene practices for washing khat and vegetables and the use and accessibility of safe drinking water should be promoted at the community level.
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Assunto principal:
Sabões
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Verduras
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Iêmen
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Água Potável
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Água
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Estudos de Casos e Controles
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Cloro
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Características da Família
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Cólera
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Higiene
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Epidemiology and Health
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
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