Excess mortality among people with podoconiosis: secondary analysis of two Ethiopian cohorts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While morbidity attributable to podoconiosis is relatively well studied, its pattern of mortality has not been established.

Methods

We compared the age-standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) of two datasets from northern Ethiopia: podoconiosis patients enrolled in a 1-y trial and a Health and Demographic Surveillance System cohort.

Results

The annual crude mortality rate per 1000 population for podoconiosis patients was 28.7 (95% confidence interval [CI] 17.3 to 44.8; n=663) while that of the general population was 2.8 (95% CI 2.3 to 3.4; n=44 095). The overall SMR for the study period was 6.0 (95% CI 3.6 to 9.4).

Conclusions

Podoconiosis patients experience elevated mortality compared with the general population and further research is required to und

SUBMITTER: Masraf H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7738655 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature