BACKGROUND Leishmaniasis is a neglected zoonotic disease,endemic in Sudan.Estimating this disease is very important to inform the health care policymakers and the governments to apply proper health and economic polici...BACKGROUND Leishmaniasis is a neglected zoonotic disease,endemic in Sudan.Estimating this disease is very important to inform the health care policymakers and the governments to apply proper health and economic policies.AIM To find out the frequency and distribution of human leishmaniasis based on sex and age for 5 years in the West Kordofan state,Sudan.METHODS A 5-year retrospective study from 2016 through 2020 was carried out using local hospital records of leishmaniasis patients.The positive results were recorded after performing at least one of the following leishmaniasis standard tests:direct agglutination test,enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and leishmania skin test.The sex and age of each patient were recorded.The collected data were analyzed using STATA package version 16.RESULTS A total of 162443 patient records from 2016 to 2020 were retrieved.Of these,4.39%were found to be positive for leishmaniasis.The disease has been more common in males(65.3%)than in females(34.7%).The highest reported prevalence(6.58%)was in patients 15-44 years,and the lowest prevalence(1.95%)was among patients≥65 years.CONCLUSION The results of the current study indicate that leishmaniasis is endemic in the study area even though the numbers of patients in the 5 consecutive years were varying.In addition,the disease was common in males and adults.The interpretation of these findings should take into consideration the absence of information about some important confounding factors.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Leishmaniasis is a neglected zoonotic disease,endemic in Sudan.Estimating this disease is very important to inform the health care policymakers and the governments to apply proper health and economic policies.AIM To find out the frequency and distribution of human leishmaniasis based on sex and age for 5 years in the West Kordofan state,Sudan.METHODS A 5-year retrospective study from 2016 through 2020 was carried out using local hospital records of leishmaniasis patients.The positive results were recorded after performing at least one of the following leishmaniasis standard tests:direct agglutination test,enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and leishmania skin test.The sex and age of each patient were recorded.The collected data were analyzed using STATA package version 16.RESULTS A total of 162443 patient records from 2016 to 2020 were retrieved.Of these,4.39%were found to be positive for leishmaniasis.The disease has been more common in males(65.3%)than in females(34.7%).The highest reported prevalence(6.58%)was in patients 15-44 years,and the lowest prevalence(1.95%)was among patients≥65 years.CONCLUSION The results of the current study indicate that leishmaniasis is endemic in the study area even though the numbers of patients in the 5 consecutive years were varying.In addition,the disease was common in males and adults.The interpretation of these findings should take into consideration the absence of information about some important confounding factors.
