Prevalence and environmental determinants of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural communities in Tigray, northern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:In Ethiopia guidelines for diagnoses and treatment of leishmaniases are available, but only a few hundred people are diagnosed and receive treatment. A field study has been carried out to determine the status and environmental determinants of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and assess the degree of awareness of the rural communities in affected areas in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. METHODOLOGY / PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:Following a reconnaissance survey that identified endemic foci, a cross sectional door-to-door survey was conducted in 2009 in five rural communities around the towns of Adigrat and Hagereselam in Tigray. In total 9,622 residents of 1,721 households were clinically screened and household heads interviewed regarding the determinants of infection. The χ2 test and logistic reg

SUBMITTER: Yohannes M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6782111 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature