Target Population, Targeted Health Education: A Case-Based Reasoning Proposed for the Control of Human Hydatidosis
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تاریخ نمایه سازی: 14 آذر 1402
Abstract:
Background: Cystic echinococcosis (CE), caused by Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato, is a common
zoonotic disease in Iran. Identifying various risk factors of this disease can pave the way for launching
control and prevention programs, as well as special health education for target populations. For this
purpose, this retrospective study investigated the demographic characteristics and risk factors of human
hydatidosis in Hamedan.
Methods: The registered demographic characteristics of ۹۸ patients, the risk factors of echinococcosis
transmission, and the involved organs were analyzed through the profile form of patients who underwent
CE surgery in two main hospitals of Hamedan province during ۲۰۱۴-۲۰۱۸. Data were analyzed using the
chi-square test (or Fisher’s exact test), independent t-test, and one-way analysis of variance with Stata ۱۶
software at a significance level of α ≥ ۰.۰۵.
Results: Forty-eight (۴۸.۹۷%) and ۵۰ (۵۱.۰۲%) cases of the ۹۸ registered CE surgeries were females
and males, respectively. The age range of the patients was ۸-۹۱ years, with the significantly highest
rate in ۲۱-۳۰ years old (۲۳.۴۶%, P < ۰.۰۵). In addition, ۷۷.۷۸% of urban residents reported contact with
contaminated vegetables vs. ۵۸.۴۹% of infected rural reported contact with contaminated vegetables and/
or dogs (P < ۰.۰۵). The prevalence of infection merely in the liver (۶۰.۲۰%) was significantly higher than
in the other organs (P < ۰.۰۵).
Conclusion: According to the results, it seems that the targeted health education should be focused on
people in their third decade of life and younger. Further, the education of urban residents should be
focused more on the health of vegetables and villagers based on the simultaneous explanation of the
dangers of contaminated vegetables and dogs.
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Authors
Zainab Sadeghi Dehkordi
Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
Hamidreza Mosemimanesh
Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
Ali Sadeghi-Nasab
Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan Iran