Prevalence and risk factors for brucellosis in prolonged fever patients in post-conflict Northern Uganda
dc.contributor.author | Muloki, Harriet N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Erume, Joseph | |
dc.contributor.author | Owiny, David O. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kungu, Joseph M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nakavuma, Jesca | |
dc.contributor.author | Ogeng, Duncan | |
dc.contributor.author | Nasinyama, George W. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-03T09:53:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-11-03T09:53:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Brucellosis is a disease with significant public and economic implications but strategies for controlling this disease remain problematic. Objectives: This study sought to determine the sero-prevalence of brucellosis in prolonged fever patients and to identify mod- ifiable risk factors for the infection in humans in post conflict Northern Uganda. Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional method among prolonged fever patients who had visited selected health facili- ties in the study districts in Northern Uganda. Sero-prevalence of brucellosis was calculated for i-ELISA IgG/IgM. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain data on possible risk factors for brucellosis. Associations between sero-prevalence and risk factors were measured using the Odds Ratio. Results: Brucellosis was confirmed in 18.7% of the 251 patients that tested positive for the disease, with the rapid Brucella Plate Agglutination Test, and ages 10-84 years (median age 47+0.86). Sex (p = 0.001; OR 3.79; 95% CI 1.75 - 8.24), rearing livestock (p < 0.005; OR 8.44; 95% CI 2.84-25.03) and consumption of unpasteurised milk (p = 0.023; OR 2.57; 95% CI 1.14-5.80) were factors associated with brucellosis. Conclusion: Control of brucellosis in animals, training and sensitisation of the community on brucellosis is needed to stimulate action on human brucellosis control. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Muloki HN, Erume J, Owiny DO, Kungu JM, Nakavuma J, Ogeng D, Nasinyama GW. Prevalence and risk factors for brucellosis in prolonged fever patients in post-conflict Northern Uganda. Afri Health Sci 2018;18(1):22-28. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v18i1.4 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1680-6905 (Online) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1680-6905 (Print) | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v18i1.4 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14270/243 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Africa Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Vol. 18;1 | |
dc.subject | Brucellosis | en_US |
dc.subject | Human | en_US |
dc.subject | Fever | en_US |
dc.subject | Prevalence | en_US |
dc.subject | Uganda | en_US |
dc.subject | zoonosis | en_US |
dc.title | Prevalence and risk factors for brucellosis in prolonged fever patients in post-conflict Northern Uganda | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |