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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
A cholera outbreak among semi-nomadic pastoralists in northeastern Uganda: Epidemiology and interventions
Epidemiology and Infection, Volume 140, No. 8, Year 2012
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Description
In sub-Saharan Africa, many nomadic pastoralists have begun to settle in permanent communities as a result of long-term water, food, and civil insecurity. Little is known about the epidemiology of cholera in these emerging semi-nomadic populations. We report the results of a case-control study conducted during a cholera outbreak among semi-nomadic pastoralists in the Karamoja sub-region of northeastern Uganda in 2010. Data from 99 cases and 99 controls were analysed. In multivariate analyses, risk factors identified were: residing in the same household as another cholera case [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 6.67, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.83-15.70], eating roadside food (aOR 2.91, 95% CI 1.24-6.81), not disposing of children's faeces in a latrine (aOR 15.76, 95% CI 1.54-161.25), not treating drinking water with chlorine (aOR 3.86, 95% CI 1.63-9.14), female gender (aOR 2.43, 95% CI 1.09-5.43), and childhood age (10-17 years) (aOR 7.14, 95% CI 1.97-25.83). This is the first epidemiological study of cholera reported from a setting of semi-nomadic pastoralism in sub-Saharan Africa. Public health interventions among semi-nomadic pastoralists should include a two-faceted approach to cholera prevention: intensive health education programmes to address behaviours inherited from insecure nomadic lifestyles, as well as improvements in water and sanitation infrastructure. The utilization of community-based village health teams provides an important method of implementing such activities. © 2011 Cambridge University Press.
Authors & Co-Authors
Cummings, Matthew J.
United States, Albany
Albany Medical College
Wamala, Joseph Francis
Uganda, Kampala
Uganda Ministry of Health
Eyura, M.
Uganda, Moroto
Moroto District Health Office
Malimbo, Mugagga
Uganda, Kampala
Uganda Ministry of Health
Omeke, Michael E.
Uganda, Moroto
Moroto District Health Office
Mayer, Dan
United States, Albany
Albany Medical College
Lukwago, Luswa
Uganda, Kampala
Uganda Ministry of Health
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University
Statistics
Citations: 43
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S0950268811001956
ISSN:
09502688
e-ISSN:
14694409
Research Areas
Environmental
Food Security
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Case-Control Study
Study Locations
Uganda
Participants Gender
Female