Epidemiological factors associated with human cystic echinococcosis: a semi-structured questionnaire from a large population-based ultrasound cross-sectional study in eastern Europe and Turkey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a neglected parasitic zoonosis prioritized by the WHO for control. Several studies have investigated potential risk factors for CE through questionnaires, mostly carried out on small samples, providing contrasting results. We present the analysis of risk factor questionnaires administered to participants to a large CE prevalence study conducted in Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey.

Methods

A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to 24,687 people from rural Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey. CE cases were defined as individuals with abdominal CE cysts detected by ultrasound. Variables associated with CE at P < 0.20 in bivariate analysis were included into a multivariable logistic model, with a random effect to account for clustering at

SUBMITTER: Tamarozzi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6664724 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature