Nodding Syndrome (NS) in Northern Uganda: A Probable Metabolic Disorder
| Autor: | Bernard Abwang, Edward Kigonya, David Lagoro Kitara, Gilbert Uwonda, Amos Deogratius Mwaka, Denis Arony Anywar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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metabolic disorder
medicine.medical_specialty Veterinary medicine Environmental Engineering Northern Uganda Nodding Syndrome business.industry Metabolic disorder Nodding syndrome Onchocerciasis malnutrition medicine.disease Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Malnutrition Environmental health Gulu Epidemiology medicine business |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research. 3:2054-2068 |
| ISSN: | 2231-0614 |
| DOI: | 10.9734/bjmmr/2013/4357 |
| Popis: | Aims: To conduct an epidemiological study to establish the association between malnutrition, metabolic disorder and Onchocerciasis to Nodding Syndrome (NS) in Northern Uganda. Study Design: Case-control study design. Place and Duration of Study: Odek and Atiak sub counties in Gulu and Amuru districts between 10th to 20th June 2012. Methodology: We recruited consecutively 101 children with probable NS in the 2 sub counties in Gulu and Amuru districts. Controls were from the same population but without symptoms of NS and were matched by age, sex and residents. History and physical examinations were conducted; anthropometry, blood samples and skin snips were obtained from cases and controls. Researchers were pediatricians, psychiatrists, nurses, laboratory scientists and epidemiologists. The research proposal was approved by the Ministry of Health and the IRB of Gulu University. Results: There was a statistically significant association between NS with malnutrition (t=0.142; p=0.044), Onchocerciasis (Χ 2 = 152.74, p |
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