A cholera outbreak among semi-nomadic pastoralists in northeastern Uganda: epidemiology and interventions
| Autor: | L. Lukwago, M. Malimbo, M. Eyura, M. E. Omeke, Matthew J. Cummings, Joseph F. Wamala, Dan Mayer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Ringer's Lactate Sanitation Adolescent Epidemiology Pastoralism Psychological intervention Disease Outbreaks Young Adult Cholera Ciprofloxacin Risk Factors Environmental health Odds Ratio Medicine Humans Uganda Child Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Public health Infant Middle Aged medicine.disease Anti-Bacterial Agents Infectious Diseases Child Preschool Latrine Health education Female Isotonic Solutions business Water Microbiology |
| Zdroj: | Epidemiology and infection. 140(8) |
| ISSN: | 1469-4409 |
| Popis: | SUMMARYIn sub-Saharan Africa, many nomadic pastoralists have begun to settle in permanent communities as a result of long-term water, food, and civil insecurity. Little is known about the epidemiology of cholera in these emerging semi-nomadic populations. We report the results of a case-control study conducted during a cholera outbreak among semi-nomadic pastoralists in the Karamoja sub-region of northeastern Uganda in 2010. Data from 99 cases and 99 controls were analysed. In multivariate analyses, risk factors identified were: residing in the same household as another cholera case [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 6·67, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2·83–15·70], eating roadside food (aOR 2·91, 95% CI 1·24–6·81), not disposing of children's faeces in a latrine (aOR 15·76, 95% CI 1·54–161·25), not treating drinking water with chlorine (aOR 3·86, 95% CI 1·63–9·14), female gender (aOR 2·43, 95% CI 1·09–5·43), and childhood age (10–17 years) (aOR 7·14, 95% CI 1·97–25·83). This is the first epidemiological study of cholera reported from a setting of semi-nomadic pastoralism in sub-Saharan Africa. Public health interventions among semi-nomadic pastoralists should include a two-faceted approach to cholera prevention: intensive health education programmes to address behaviours inherited from insecure nomadic lifestyles, as well as improvements in water and sanitation infrastructure. The utilization of community-based village health teams provides an important method of implementing such activities. |
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