Epidemiological Aspects of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Larestan City, 2007

  • سال انتشار: 1398
  • محل انتشار: دومین کنگره بین المللی بیماریهای منتقله بوسیله ناقلین و تغییرات آب و هوایی و چهارمین کنگره ملی حشره شناسی پزشکی ایران
  • کد COI اختصاصی: DCME02_079
  • زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
  • تعداد مشاهده: 496
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نویسندگان

Hamed Delam

MSc of Epidemiology, Student Research Committee, Larestan University of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran

Mohammad reza Foroutani

Instructor, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Larestan University of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran

Khalil Safari

Master Student, Department of Medical Entomology, School of health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Mohadeseh Afiyatdoost

Student of Public Health, Islamic Azad University, Kazeroon Branch, Fars, Iran

Razieh Bahrami

Student of Public Health, Islamic Azad University, Kazeroon Branch, Fars, Iran

چکیده

Background: Leishmaniasis is transmitted by the bite of infected female phlebotomine sand flies. It is estimated that there are 12 million cases of disease worldwide and there are 0.9–1.3 million new cases annually.Objectives: This study was carried out to determine the epidemiological aspects of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) in Larestan City, 2007.Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study, the data of 1051 CL cases referred to health centers of Larestan University of Medical Sciences were collected. SPSS version 25 was used to report descriptive statistics.Results: The mean age of the participants was 17.76 ± 8.52 years. The disease had the highest frequency (48.1%) in 0–10 age groups and the youngest was only 2-month old and the oldest patient was 84 years old. 56.1% were female and 43.9% were male. The location of lesions was different; 39 % of the patients had a lesion on their hands, 23.6 % on face, 12.2% on feet and 0.7 % on trunk. About (24.5%) of these patients had multiple lesions spread all over their bodies.Conclusion: The results of our study confirmed that CL is endemic in many parts of rural and urban areas of Larestan district. According to many reasons, including socioeconomic and psychological problems, the disease should be controlled. To control the disease, much attention should be given to improve the environment conditions and public health education

کلیدواژه ها

Leishmaniasis, Epidemiology, Iran

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