Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Africa

Wachira, George Mukundi

doi:10.1163/9789004218154_010

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“…These study findings are consistent with findings from earlier studies conducted in T. penetrans endemic areas in Italy [31, 32]. However, the prevalence of tungiasis in this study is low compared to that reported in Nigeria and Cameroon [23, 26]. The high prevalence in the study conducted in Nigeria can partly be explained by the fact that it employed clinical examination to identify the infested individuals.…”

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Prevalence and risk factors associated with tungiasis in Mayuge district, Eastern Uganda

Wafula¹,

Ssemugabo²,

Namuhani³

et al. 2016

Pan Afr Med J

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IntroductionTungiasis is an endemic but neglected health problem in Uganda especially in resource poor communities. It is largely affecting rural communities in the Eastern, West Nile and Central regions. This study assessed prevalence and risk factors associated with tungiasis in Mayuge district, Eastern Uganda.MethodsThis was a cross sectional study that used a semi-structured questionnaire and observational checklist to collect quantitative data from 422 households in 12 villages. Prevalence of tungiasis was defined as presence of Tunga penetrans in the skin of any household member at the time of data collection.ResultsThe prevalence of tungiasis was 22.5%. However, a big percentage 41.5% of households were reported to have had T. penetrans in the previous month while 49.5% had T. penetrans for more than one month. Majority (90.5%)of the participants used a pin, needle, or thorn to remove sand flea from infected body parts. Having dirty feet (AOR 3.86, CI (1.76-8.34)), dirty clothes (AOR 3.46, CI (2.00-5.97)), cracked house floor (AOR =6.28, CI (3.28-12.03)), dirty floor (AOR 3.21, CI (1.38-7.46)), littered compounds (AOR= 2.95, CI (1.66-5.26)) and rearing cattle (AOR 2.38, CI (1.28-4.45)) were associated with tungiasis. However, practicing preventive measures (AOR 0.51, CI (0.29-0.90)) was found protective for disease.ConclusionTungiasis is still a prevalent health problem in rural communities in Eastern Uganda due to a number of individual (host) and environmental factors. There is need to increase awareness regarding improvement in sanitation and hygiene to enable communities’ implements interventions for prevention of T. penetrans.

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“…Dirty feet and clothes provide a conducive environment for T. penetrans to survive and hide. Several studies have highlighted personal hygiene as an important factor in control and prevention of T. penetrans [7, 26, 34]. …”

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confidence: 99%