Occurrence of scorpion sting and associated factors in a highly marginalized municipality in Guerrero, Mexico: A cross-sectional study.
Background Scorpion sting is a neglected public health problem, despite a global estimate of 1.2 million scorpion stings and some 3,250 deaths annually. Methods This cross-sectional study estimates the occurrence of scorpion stings and identifies associated factors in seven communities in the highly...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:49130619f9224e5ca8a87c906dbcdc3c 2023-06-11T04:09:50+02:00 Occurrence of scorpion sting and associated factors in a highly marginalized municipality in Guerrero, Mexico: A cross-sectional study. Blanca Estela Trinidad-Porfirio Arcadio Morales-Pérez Elizabeth Nava-Aguilera Miguel Flores-Moreno Liliana Morales-Nava Jaime García-Leyva Rufino Silva-Domínguez Antonio Juan Cortés-Guzmán Ildefonso Fernández-Salas Neil Andersson 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011271 https://doaj.org/article/49130619f9224e5ca8a87c906dbcdc3c EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011271 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0011271 https://doaj.org/article/49130619f9224e5ca8a87c906dbcdc3c PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 5, p e0011271 (2023) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011271 2023-05-07T00:31:57Z Background Scorpion sting is a neglected public health problem, despite a global estimate of 1.2 million scorpion stings and some 3,250 deaths annually. Methods This cross-sectional study estimates the occurrence of scorpion stings and identifies associated factors in seven communities in the highly marginalized municipality of Chilapa, in the Mexican state of Guerrero. After informed consent, 1,144 households provided information on 4,985 residents. The questionnaire collated sociodemographic data, characteristics of the dwelling, efforts to avoid scorpion stings, and individual information of scorpion stings suffered in the last year. Cluster-adjusted (acl), bivariate and multivariate analysis relied on the Mantel-Haenszel procedure. Results The overall period prevalence of scorpion stings in the year prior to the study was 4.4% (218/4985), 5.4% in men (126/2320), and 3.5% in women (92/2665), p<0.01. The majority occurred at home 68.3% (149/218), followed by agricultural fields 26.6% (58/218), street 2.8% (6/218), and work 2.3% (5/218). Factors associated with scorpion sting were carrying firewood (OR 2.1; CI95%acl 1.40-3.09), keeping free-range hens around of the home (OR 1.9; CI95%acl 1.19-2.85), residing in a rural area (OR 1.7; CI95%acl 1.04-2.78), being male (OR 1.6; CI95%acl 1.18-2.28), and helping with housework (OR 1.6; CI95%acl 1.04-2.40). Conclusion This study confirms scorpion bites are a public health problem in these marginalized communities in Guerrero State, with risk factors related to living conditions and the work process at home and in the fields. Almost all risk factors identified could be reduced with low-cost interventions implemented by the communities themselves. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 17 5 e0011271 |
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Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Blanca Estela Trinidad-Porfirio Arcadio Morales-Pérez Elizabeth Nava-Aguilera Miguel Flores-Moreno Liliana Morales-Nava Jaime García-Leyva Rufino Silva-Domínguez Antonio Juan Cortés-Guzmán Ildefonso Fernández-Salas Neil Andersson Occurrence of scorpion sting and associated factors in a highly marginalized municipality in Guerrero, Mexico: A cross-sectional study. |
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Background Scorpion sting is a neglected public health problem, despite a global estimate of 1.2 million scorpion stings and some 3,250 deaths annually. Methods This cross-sectional study estimates the occurrence of scorpion stings and identifies associated factors in seven communities in the highly marginalized municipality of Chilapa, in the Mexican state of Guerrero. After informed consent, 1,144 households provided information on 4,985 residents. The questionnaire collated sociodemographic data, characteristics of the dwelling, efforts to avoid scorpion stings, and individual information of scorpion stings suffered in the last year. Cluster-adjusted (acl), bivariate and multivariate analysis relied on the Mantel-Haenszel procedure. Results The overall period prevalence of scorpion stings in the year prior to the study was 4.4% (218/4985), 5.4% in men (126/2320), and 3.5% in women (92/2665), p<0.01. The majority occurred at home 68.3% (149/218), followed by agricultural fields 26.6% (58/218), street 2.8% (6/218), and work 2.3% (5/218). Factors associated with scorpion sting were carrying firewood (OR 2.1; CI95%acl 1.40-3.09), keeping free-range hens around of the home (OR 1.9; CI95%acl 1.19-2.85), residing in a rural area (OR 1.7; CI95%acl 1.04-2.78), being male (OR 1.6; CI95%acl 1.18-2.28), and helping with housework (OR 1.6; CI95%acl 1.04-2.40). Conclusion This study confirms scorpion bites are a public health problem in these marginalized communities in Guerrero State, with risk factors related to living conditions and the work process at home and in the fields. Almost all risk factors identified could be reduced with low-cost interventions implemented by the communities themselves. |
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Blanca Estela Trinidad-Porfirio Arcadio Morales-Pérez Elizabeth Nava-Aguilera Miguel Flores-Moreno Liliana Morales-Nava Jaime García-Leyva Rufino Silva-Domínguez Antonio Juan Cortés-Guzmán Ildefonso Fernández-Salas Neil Andersson |
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Blanca Estela Trinidad-Porfirio Arcadio Morales-Pérez Elizabeth Nava-Aguilera Miguel Flores-Moreno Liliana Morales-Nava Jaime García-Leyva Rufino Silva-Domínguez Antonio Juan Cortés-Guzmán Ildefonso Fernández-Salas Neil Andersson |
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Occurrence of scorpion sting and associated factors in a highly marginalized municipality in Guerrero, Mexico: A cross-sectional study. |
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Occurrence of scorpion sting and associated factors in a highly marginalized municipality in Guerrero, Mexico: A cross-sectional study. |
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Occurrence of scorpion sting and associated factors in a highly marginalized municipality in Guerrero, Mexico: A cross-sectional study. |
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Occurrence of scorpion sting and associated factors in a highly marginalized municipality in Guerrero, Mexico: A cross-sectional study. |
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Occurrence of scorpion sting and associated factors in a highly marginalized municipality in Guerrero, Mexico: A cross-sectional study. |
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occurrence of scorpion sting and associated factors in a highly marginalized municipality in guerrero, mexico: a cross-sectional study. |
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