دورية أكاديمية
Cholera: a comparison of the 2008-9 and 2010 Outbreaks in Kadoma City, Zimbabwe
العنوان: | Cholera: a comparison of the 2008-9 and 2010 Outbreaks in Kadoma City, Zimbabwe |
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المؤلفون: | Brian Abel Maponga, Daniel Chirundu, Notion Tafara Gombe, Mufuta Tshimanga, Donewell Bangure, Lucia Takundwa |
المصدر: | The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 20, Iss 221 (2015) |
بيانات النشر: | The Pan African Medical Journal, 2015. |
سنة النشر: | 2015 |
المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | cholera trends, kadoma, zimbabwe, Medicine |
الوصف: | INTRODUCTION: Kadoma City experienced cholera outbreaks in 2008-9, and 2010, affecting 6,393 and 123 people, respectively. A study was conducted to compare epidemiology of the cholera outbreaks. METHODS: a descriptive cross sectional study was conducted, analyzing line list data for the 2 outbreaks. Proportions, means were generated and compared using the Chi Square test at 5% level of significance. RESULTS: cholera cases were similar by gender and age, with the 20-30 years group being most affected. Rimuka township contributed 80% and 100% of city cases in 2008-9 and 2010, respectively, p value=0.000. In 2008-9, 91% of cholera cases presented within 2 days compared to 98% in 2010. Delay seeking treatment increased from 58% to 73% (p value=0.001), with gender, and place equally affected. The 2010 outbreak evolved faster, resulting in higher proportion being managed in CTU. CFR was 2% in 2008-9, and 3.3% in 2010 (p value =0.31). CONCLUSION: the 2008-9 and 2010 cholera outbreaks were similar by age and gender. Rimuka Township was most affected by the outbreaks. There was worsening of delay seeking treatment. The 2010 outbreak was more rapid, leading to early opening of CTC. CFR was consistently above 1%. |
نوع الوثيقة: | article |
وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
اللغة: | English French |
تدمد: | 1937-8688 |
Relation: | https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/20/221/pdf/221.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/1937-8688 |
DOI: | 10.11604/pamj.2015.20.221.5197 |
URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/d949e3e1d8a74d8a8be1a16a586db1b3 |
رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.949e3e1d8a74d8a8be1a16a586db1b3 |
قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
تدمد: | 19378688 |
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DOI: | 10.11604/pamj.2015.20.221.5197 |