Serological evidence of dengue fever and its associated factors in health facilities in the Borena Zone, South Ethiopia
Eshetu Nigussie GeletaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Madda Walabu University, Bale Goba, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Eshetu Nigussie GeletaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Madda Walabu University, PO Box 302, Bale Goba 4540, EthiopiaTel +251 91 356 0128Email eshetunba@gmail.comBackgr...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b45a4287c29f483bb885d1c5f0092b22 2023-05-15T15:16:49+02:00 Serological evidence of dengue fever and its associated factors in health facilities in the Borena Zone, South Ethiopia Geleta EN 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/b45a4287c29f483bb885d1c5f0092b22 EN eng Dove Medical Press https://www.dovepress.com/serological-evidence-of-dengue-fever-and-its-associated-factors-in-hea-peer-reviewed-article-RRTM https://doaj.org/toc/1179-7282 1179-7282 https://doaj.org/article/b45a4287c29f483bb885d1c5f0092b22 Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine, Vol Volume 10, Pp 129-136 (2019) Borena Dengue Virus Indirect Immunofluorescent Assay Ethiopia Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2019 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T02:39:12Z Eshetu Nigussie GeletaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Madda Walabu University, Bale Goba, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Eshetu Nigussie GeletaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Madda Walabu University, PO Box 302, Bale Goba 4540, EthiopiaTel +251 91 356 0128Email eshetunba@gmail.comBackground: Dengue fever (DF) is a re-emerging public health threat in Ethiopia. Yet, little is known about the epidemiology and risk factors of dengue infection in the region. In this study, the seroprevalence and associated risk factors of dengue virus infection were assessed in the Borena Zone health facilities.Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted from July to August 2016. A total of 519 consecutive acute febrile patients attending the outpatient departments of Teltelle Health Center, Yabello and Moyale Hospital were enrolled. Data on socio-demographic and environmental risk factors were collected using a structured questionnaire. Three to five milliliter blood samples were collected from all participants and screened for dengue virus exposure using indirect immunofluorescent assay.Results: The overall prevalence of anti-DENV IgG and IgM was 22.9% and 7.9%, respectively. DF serostatus was influenced by gender (adjusted odd ratio (AOR)=1.72; 95% CI 1.01–2.94), place of residence (AOR=2.69; 95%CL 1.55–4.64) that had a higher rate of exposure and recalling of a recent mosquito bite (AOR=2.98; 95% CI 1.51–5.89) probably imply recent and/or ongoing active transmission.Conclusion: This study showed that DF could potentially emerge as a public health threat in the study area. In addition to that, the observed low awareness of participants underlines the urgent need for further community-based studies to determine the environmental, and host factors that determine the extent of exposure to dengue virus infection in the area for appropriate control and prevention planning.Keywords: Borena, dengue virus, indirect immunofluorescent assay, Ethiopia Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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Eshetu Nigussie GeletaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Madda Walabu University, Bale Goba, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Eshetu Nigussie GeletaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Madda Walabu University, PO Box 302, Bale Goba 4540, EthiopiaTel +251 91 356 0128Email eshetunba@gmail.comBackground: Dengue fever (DF) is a re-emerging public health threat in Ethiopia. Yet, little is known about the epidemiology and risk factors of dengue infection in the region. In this study, the seroprevalence and associated risk factors of dengue virus infection were assessed in the Borena Zone health facilities.Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted from July to August 2016. A total of 519 consecutive acute febrile patients attending the outpatient departments of Teltelle Health Center, Yabello and Moyale Hospital were enrolled. Data on socio-demographic and environmental risk factors were collected using a structured questionnaire. Three to five milliliter blood samples were collected from all participants and screened for dengue virus exposure using indirect immunofluorescent assay.Results: The overall prevalence of anti-DENV IgG and IgM was 22.9% and 7.9%, respectively. DF serostatus was influenced by gender (adjusted odd ratio (AOR)=1.72; 95% CI 1.01–2.94), place of residence (AOR=2.69; 95%CL 1.55–4.64) that had a higher rate of exposure and recalling of a recent mosquito bite (AOR=2.98; 95% CI 1.51–5.89) probably imply recent and/or ongoing active transmission.Conclusion: This study showed that DF could potentially emerge as a public health threat in the study area. In addition to that, the observed low awareness of participants underlines the urgent need for further community-based studies to determine the environmental, and host factors that determine the extent of exposure to dengue virus infection in the area for appropriate control and prevention planning.Keywords: Borena, dengue virus, indirect immunofluorescent assay, Ethiopia |
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