Factors associated with dengue fever outbreak in Dire Dawa administration city, October, 2015, Ethiopia - case control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dengue Fever (DF) is underrecognized mosquito borne viral disease prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions. In 2013, Ethiopia reported the first confirmed DF outbreak in Dire Dawa city which affected 11,409 people. During the outbreak investigation, we determined factors associated with DF and implemented control measures.

Methods

We conducted a 1:2 un-matched case control study from October 7-15/2015. Case was any person with fever of 2-7 days and more than two symptoms: headache, arthralgia, myalgia, rash, or bleeding from any part of the body. We recruited participants using purposive sampling from health facilities and used structured questionnaire to collect data. Multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to control confounders and to identify

SUBMITTER: Degife LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6540423 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature