Prevalence and Risk Factors of Clonorchiasis among the Populations Served by Primary Healthcare Posts along Five Major Rivers in South Korea

June, Kyung Ja; Cho, Dae Won; Lee, Won Ja; Kim, Chunmi; Park, Kyung-Soon

doi:10.1016/j.phrp.2012.12.002

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“…In terms of gender, the positive rate in males was higher than that of females, and in terms of distribution among all age groups, the positive rate was higher in 50s and 60s. In the previous studies [19,24,25], males showed higher positive rate than females, showing the same results as this study. By age group, the results of previous studies which showed high positive rates in 40s and in 50s were considered to be similar to those of the 50s and 60s of this study.…”

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Prevalence and Related Factors of Clonorchiasis among Five Major Riverside Residents in South Korea

Kim

June

Cho

et al. 2016

J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs

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Purpose: This study attempted to investigate the prevalence and related factors of Clonorchiasis among five major riverside residents in South Korea. Methods: This study is descriptive research, nationwide survey, and the subjects are 23,492 residents selected by convenience sampling. Data collection was conducted between March 1 and June 30, 2011, and stool collection and questionnaire survey were conducted by affiliated public health centers in 38 cities and Gun's. Results: The prevalence rates of Clonorchiasis in the five major riversides were as follows: the Guem River 15.2%; the Nakdong River 11.9%; the Seomjin River 10.9%; the Han River 5.7%; and the Yeongsan River 3.9%. The prevalence rates were shown to be significantly high among people who had highly frequent experiences of eating and cooking freshwater raw fish, were diagnosed with liver and/or biliary tract diseases, and drank less than once a month. Conclusion: These results suggest that it is necessary to improve awareness of Clonorchiasis and provide intensive public health education for the riverside residents. And the target groups should be set up by reflecting the characteristics of at-risk groups, and it is necessary to prepare customized strategies for prevention and management of Clonorchiasis.

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Prevalence and Related Factors of Clonorchiasis among Five Major Riverside Residents in South Korea

Kim

June

Cho

et al. 2016

J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs

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“…All 14 participants who attend colleges and university were not infected by the worm in this study. In other studies, the associations between the infection rate of worm and education level have also been documented [19, 20, 23]. Similar result was found from in the Northeast of Thailand, where people who had graduated secondary school had lower risk (OR=0.38, 95% CI=0.16–0.91) of infection with O. viverrini (an helminth that has a similar life cycle to that of C. sinensis ), compared to the people who had only primary education [24].…”

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Risk factors for Clonorchis sinensis infection transmission in humans in northern Vietnam: A descriptive and social network analysis study

Vinh

Phimpraphai

Tangkawattana

et al. 2017

Parasitology International

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Clonorchis sinensis is major fish-borne trematode, endemic in North Vietnam. Risk factors described so far include individual eating behaviors and environmental factors. Here, additional to conventional risk factors, we report on socially influenced liver fluke transmission in endemic communities. A cross-sectional study on risk factors and fish sharing networks was conducted in 4 villages of Gia Thinh Commune, Ninh Binh Province. A total of 510 residents in 272 households were recruited for risk factor analysis while 220 households, 28 fishermen and 10 fish-sellers were enrolled for social network study. Fecal examination for C. sinensis eggs was performed. Average C. sinensis infection rate at Gia Thinh commune was 16.5% (range 2% to 34.4%). Higher infection rates were significantly associated with males, lower educational levels, eating raw fish, and location of the villages. Social network analysis (SNA) showed a strong positive correlation between ego network size (number of households in fish sharing network) and quantity of raw fish consumed (r=0.603, P< 0.05). The infection rate in people who ate raw-fish caught from a nearby river was significantly higher than those who consumed fish taken from farmed ponds (P<0.05). The amount of raw-fish meal consumed per resident/year was significantly higher in villages that had a strong network of sharing raw-fish food (P<0.001). This study reports for the first time on fish-food sharing among neighbors, proximity to water bodies, frequency of eating raw fish from natural water bodies and low education were key risk factors in C. sinensis infection transmission in northern Vietnam.

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“…In 2012, the total C. sinensis infection rate in Korea was 1.9% [ 1 ]. The population at high risk of C. sinensis infection comprises resident who live on the banks of rivers, such as the Nakdong River and Yeongsan River, in the southern part of Korea and who eat raw freshwater fish [ 1 , 7 , 8 ]. Although we surveyed for C. sinensis infection during a similar period, the infection rate we detected in Haman-gun (5.3%) was higher than that in the Gyeongnam area (4.2%) in the NSIP, but lower than that in the Nakdong River basin (13.8%) in 2013 [ 1 , 7 ].…”

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“…The population at high risk of C. sinensis infection comprises resident who live on the banks of rivers, such as the Nakdong River and Yeongsan River, in the southern part of Korea and who eat raw freshwater fish [ 1 , 7 , 8 ]. Although we surveyed for C. sinensis infection during a similar period, the infection rate we detected in Haman-gun (5.3%) was higher than that in the Gyeongnam area (4.2%) in the NSIP, but lower than that in the Nakdong River basin (13.8%) in 2013 [ 1 , 7 ]. Residents living on the banks of both rivers in Haman-gun had a high risk of exposure to C. sinensis infection because of the traditional practice of eating freshwater fish [ 7 , 8 ].…”

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Risk Factors of Clonorchis sinensis Human Infections in Endemic Areas, Haman-Gun, Republic of Korea: A Case-Control Study

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Clonorchis sinensis is the most common fish-borne intestinal parasite in Korea. The aim of the present investigation was to survey the status of C. sinensis infection and analyze associated risk factors in residents of Haman-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do. A total of 5,114 residents from 10 administrative towns/villages voluntarily agreed to participate in the study, which comprised fecal examination, a questionnaire survey for risk factors, ultrasonography, and enzymelinked immunosorbent assay for cancer biomarker detection in the blood. We detected C. sinensis eggs in 5.3% of the subjects. By region, Gunbuk-myeon had the highest number of residents with C. sinensis eggs. The infection rate and intensity were higher in male than in female residents. Based on the risk factor questionnaire, infection was highly associated with drinking, a history of C. sinensis infection, and the practice of eating of raw freshwater fish. Extension of the bile duct, infection intensity, and cancer biomarker detection significantly correlated with the presence of eggs in the study population. In conclusion, the development of feasible, long-term control policies and strategies for the elimination of C. sinensis in Korea is still required.

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Clonorchiasis among the Populations Served by Primary Healthcare Posts along Five Major Rivers in South Korea

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Prevalence and Related Factors of Clonorchiasis among Five Major Riverside Residents in South Korea

Prevalence and Related Factors of Clonorchiasis among Five Major Riverside Residents in South Korea

Risk factors for Clonorchis sinensis infection transmission in humans in northern Vietnam: A descriptive and social network analysis study

Risk Factors of Clonorchis sinensis Human Infections in Endemic Areas, Haman-Gun, Republic of Korea: A Case-Control Study

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