scholarly journals Infection prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni and associated risk factors among schoolchildren in suburbs of Mekelle city, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 174 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Assefa ◽  
T Dejenie ◽  
Z Tomass
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Schistosoma Mansoni ◽  
Infection Prevalence ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Mekelle City ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

scholarly journals Prevalence of dyslipidemia and associated risk factors among adult residents of Mekelle City, Northern Ethiopia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. e0243103
Author(s):  
Gebremedhin Gebreegziabiher ◽  
Tefera Belachew ◽  
Kibrti Mehari ◽  
Dessalegn Tamiru
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Fasting Blood Glucose ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Lipoprotein Cholesterol ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Mekelle City ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

Introduction Dyslipidemia is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The prevalence of dyslipidemia is not known among Ethiopian adults. The prevalence is expected to rise due to the socio-economic development accompanied by lifestyle changes. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of dyslipidemia and associated risk factors among adult residents of Mekelle City. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 321 randomly selected subjects. Data were collected on sociodemographic, anthropometric, lifestyle, and clinical characteristics of the participants using the WHO STEPS survey instrument. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 24.0. Student’s t-test and Pearson’s Chi-square test were used to assessing the interrelationship between each factor and outcome variables. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis were used to identify risk factors associated with dyslipidemia. All statistical significance was considered at p ≤0.05. Results The prevalence of dyslipidemia in this study was 66.7%. The prevalence of high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), elevated triglyceride, elevated total cholesterol, and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) was 49.5%, 40.2%, 30.8%, and 16.5%, respectively. Being above 64 years (aOR: 2.196, 95% CI: 1.183–4.078) and 40–64 years old (aOR: 2.196, 95% CI: 1.183–4.078), overweight (aOR: 2.50, 95% CI: 1.314–4.756) and obesity (aOR: 15.489, 95% CI: 3.525–68.070), walking <150 minutes per week (aOR: 1.722, 95% CI: 1.004–2.953), raised fasting blood glucose (FBG) (aOR: 4.804, 95% CI: 1.925–11.988), and medium socio-economic status (aOR: 2.017, 95% CI: 1.044–3.899) were identified as significant predictors of dyslipidemia. Conclusions The finding of this study indicated that the prevalence of dyslipidemia is unacceptably high among adult residents of Mekelle City, which underlines an urgent need for early detection and public health interventions through the integrated involvement of public, governmental, and non-governmental organizations.

scholarly journals Molecular prevalence, characterization and associated risk factors of Anaplasma spp. and Theileria spp. in small ruminants in Northern Pakistan

Parasite ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Sadaf Niaz ◽  
Zia Ur Rahman ◽  
Ijaz Ali ◽  
Raquel Cossío-Bayúgar ◽  
Itzel Amaro-Estrada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Small Ruminants ◽  
Rrna Genes ◽  
Infection Prevalence ◽  
Northern Pakistan ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Grazing System ◽  
Host Sex ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

This study was conducted in four districts (Malakand, Swat, Bajaur and Shangla) of Northern Pakistan to investigate the prevalence, associated risk factors and phylogenetic analyses of Theileria and Anaplasma species in small ruminants. A total of 800 blood samples, 200 from each district, were collected from apparently healthy animals. PCR assays were performed using generic primers for Anaplasma spp. and Theileria spp. as well as species specific primers for A. ovis and T. ovis. Overall infection prevalence was 361/800 (45.1%). Theileria spp. infection prevalence (187/800, 23.3%) was higher than Anaplasma spp. (174/800, 21.7%). Amplified partial 18S rRNA genes were sequenced and enrolled animals were found to be infected by T. ovis (115/800, 14.3%), and at least two more Theileria species (72/800, 9%) were present (T. lestoquardi and T. annulata). All blood samples that were found to be positive for Anaplasma spp. were also positive for A. ovis. Infection prevalence was higher in sheep (227/361, 28.3%) compared to goats (134/361, 16.6%) (p < 0.005). Univariable analysis of risk factors showed that host, age, grazing system and acaricide treatment were significant determinants (p < 0.05) for both Theileria and Anaplasma infections. Multivariable analysis revealed that host, sex, age, tick infestation and grazing system were significant risk factors (p < 0.005) for both pathogens. Phylogenetic analysis revealed variants among the A. ovis and T. annulata samples analysed, indicating that different genotypes are circulating in the field while T. ovis presented the same genotype for the samples analysed.

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