Prevalence of and risk factors for infectious disease syndromic symptoms among pilgrimage to Arba'een mass gathering religious in 2023.

Autor:	Azizi H; Women's Reproductive Health Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran., Naghili B; Research Center For Health Management in Mass Gathering Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran.; Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran., Abbasi F; Women's Reproductive Health Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran., Haghiri L; Women's Reproductive Health Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran., Davtalab Esmaeili E; Research Center of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	New microbes and new infections [New Microbes New Infect] 2024 Sep 03; Vol. 62, pp. 101477. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 03 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101477
Abstrakt:	Background: There is a growing participation of Shia Muslims, in the Arba'een pilgrimage every year. It is imperative to conduct a comprehensive study on the transmission of diseases among Arba'een pilgrims in order to identify and promptly respond to potential epidemics effectively. We aimed to assess the syndromic symptoms associated with infectious diseases and the prevalence of mask usage among patients visiting outpatient clinics during the Arba'een pilgrimage in Ira, in 2023. Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, 300 outpatients who sought medical care at outpatient clinics during the Arba'een pilgrimage were randomly selected. The study data and infectious disease syndromic symptoms were assessed using trained healthcare professionals. A multiple logistic regression analysis was carried out to estimate the crude and Adjusted odds ratios (AORs) of symptoms and risk factors associated with respiratory syndrome and flu-like symptoms with 95 % confidence intervals. Results: The mean age of the participants was 39 years and 61 % of those were male. Out of 72 (24 %) of mask users, 41.6 % had changed masks in less than 8 h. The most common syndromic symptoms was Flu-like illness (53 %). In the final analysis, not wearing a mask AOR = 1.40 (1.1-9.8) and smoking AOR = 3.25 (1.1-9.5) both elevated the risk of the flu-like syndrome and severe respiratory disease symptoms. Conclusions: Pilgrims are especially vulnerable to the flu and other respiratory illnesses. Therefore, performing a differential diagnosis in these people, including flu and COVID-19, is essential to prevent an outbreak during the Arba'een pilgrimage. Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests regarding this study and its publication. (© 2024 The Authors.)
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