Environmental health risk factors and cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL): A case-control study in northeastern Iran.

Autor:	Sarmadi M; Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health; Health Sciences Research Center, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran., Bagherian Z; Student Research Committee, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran., Ahmadi-Soleimani SM; Health Sciences Research Center; Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran., Rezaiemanesh MR; Health Sciences Research Center; Department of Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran., Khodamoradi F; Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran., Rahimi S; Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health; Health Sciences Research Center, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran., Azizi H; Department of Medical Parasitology, School of Medicine, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of vector borne diseases [J Vector Borne Dis] 2023 Oct-Dec; Vol. 60 (4), pp. 372-381.
DOI:	10.4103/0972-9062.374236
Abstrakt:	Background & Objectives: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is one of the main causes of vector-born diseases in younger population. To evaluate the association of environmental health factors on the odds of CL incidence, a case-control study was conducted in northeastern Iran. Methods: This study was conducted within 2020-2021 based on individual and household data from a tertiary referral center. Cases were patients diagnosed with CL by PCR method; controls were selected among the patients' relatives, and information was obtained from a health registry system. Demographic and socioeconomic data of 1871 subjects, included age, sex, household information and environmental health factors. Multivariable models with environmental factors in various conditions and CL were separately fit by univariate and mixed multiple unconditional logistic regression. Results: Participants included 617 cases (mean [SD] age, 13.62[13.72] years; 58.20% male) and 1264 controls (mean [SD] age, 16.45[15.44] years; 50.40% male). Results revealed that the use of well-water sources compared to surface water is significantly associated with CL (odds ratio [OR]=0.204; 95%CI, 0.13-0.33;P<0.001). Muddy houses, ruined buildings or wastelands and stagnant water, canals and rivers near the houses were also associated with CL (OR=3.85; 95%CI, 1.66-8.89; P=.002; OR=2.47; 95%CI, 1.76-3.47; P<.001). Besides, existence of pine tree was found to be a risk factor (OR=3.25; 95%CI, 2.12-4.99; P<.001) and similarly for the use of waste collection system (OR=4.43; 95%CI, 3.32-7.51; P<.001). Interpretation & Conclusion: Environmental factors related to houses were significantly associated with CL and may represent the modifiable risk factors of CL disease.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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