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- Title
The Enterics for Global Health (EFGH) Shigella Surveillance Study in Pakistan.
- Authors
Ahmed, Naveed; Yousafzai, Mohammad Tahir; Qamar, Farah Naz
- Abstract
Background The Enterics for Global Health (EFGH) Shigella surveillance study is a longitudinal multicountry study that aims to estimate incidence rates and document consequences of Shigella diarrhea within 7 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. In addition to a high incidence of childhood diarrhea, Pakistan is facing a problem of antimicrobial resistance in urban and peri-urban areas of Karachi. Methods In Pakistan, EFGH will be conducted in Karachi, which is one of the metropolitan cities bordering the Arabian Sea and has a diverse population of 1.6 million according to the 2017 population census. The study aims to enroll 1400 children aged 6–35 months over 2 years (2022–2024) from 6 health care facilities (Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Khidmat-e-Alam Medical Centre, Sindh Government Hospital Korangi 5, Sindh Government Hospital Ibrahim Hyderi, Ali Akbar Shah VPT Center, and Bhains Colony VPT Center) situated in Nazimabad and Bin-Qasim town. Moreover, population enumeration and health care utilization surveys from a defined catchment area of health facilities will be conducted to estimate the Shigella diarrhea incidence rates. Conclusions The study will provide critical data to policy-makers about the burden of Shigella and antimicrobial resistance, which is essential for planning Shigella vaccine trials.
- Subjects
KARACHI (Pakistan); PAKISTAN; SHIGELLA; HEALTH service areas; HEALTH facilities; WORLD health; MEDICAL care use
- Publication
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2024, Vol 11, pS113
- ISSN
2328-8957
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ofid/ofad651