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- Title
Domestic and peridomestic risk factors associated with transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis in three hypo endemic, endemic, and hyper endemic areas: A randomized epidemiological study.
- Authors
Nilforoushzadeh, Mohammad Ali; Hosseini, Seyed Mohsen; Heidari, Asieh; Bidabadi, Leila Shirani; Siadat, Amir Hossein
- Abstract
Background: Leishmaniasis is an infection caused by leishmania protozoa. Knowledge about health effects associated with environment situation and human behavior in national and local levels seems to be very necessary. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional case-control study was carried out in three adjacent counties of Isfahan province in Iran. Data were collected by face-to-face interviewing and recorded structured questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed using Chi-square test and logistic. P < 0.05 was considered as significant. Results: The economic level had significant association with cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) transmission (P < 0.05). However, there was no significant association between existence of food storage and transmission of CL. We, however, found significant reduction of CL transmission following use of insect control measures (P < 0.05). The odds ratio for peridomestic transmission was 0.420 for houses that weren't round with any old or ruined houses. Conclusion: We conclude that among aforementioned risk factors, the impact of peridomestic factors is stronger in CL transmission when compared with domestic and behavioral factors.
- Subjects
IRAN; CHI-squared test; INFECTIOUS disease transmission; CONFIDENCE intervals; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research; INTERVIEWING; LEISHMANIASIS; RESEARCH methodology; MULTIVARIATE analysis; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICAL sampling; LOGISTIC regression analysis; CASE-control method; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2014, Vol 19, Issue 10, p928
- ISSN
1735-1995
- Publication type
Article