Prevalence and factors associated to the epidemic neuropathy in a population assisted by a family doctor in Cuba
With the outbreak of an epidemic neuropathy (EN) of unknown ethiology, a study of the prevalence and factors associated to the disease was carried out in the Zamora community, municipality of Marianao, Havana City. There were 11 patients identified with EN for a prevalence rate of 1.7/100. The major...
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| author | Antonio E Pérez Rodríguez Carlota Pereira Flora Olga Hernández Pedro Más Lago Angel Balmaseda Reinaldo Menéndez |
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| description | With the outbreak of an epidemic neuropathy (EN) of unknown ethiology, a study of the prevalence and factors associated to the disease was carried out in the Zamora community, municipality of Marianao, Havana City. There were 11 patients identified with EN for a prevalence rate of 1.7/100. The major risk group was the one between 45 and 64 years of age, female sex, black skin. In the univaried analysis, a high prevalence ratio (PR) was found linked to beverage intake (PR=5.32 95%; confidence intervals (CI) = 1.2-24.4), frequent drugs intake (PR=6.59; CI=1.8-24.6), consumption of edible of non certified fats (PR=4.48; CI=1.2-16.7) and the smoking habit (PR=3.6; CI=1.1-12.2). More than73/100 (CI= 68.7-78.3) of the people under serologic study were infected with Coxsakie virus A-9 (strain 47) isolated from a patient still under research. It seems there are many factors like linder intake, antecedents of hemorrhagic conjuntivitis, nutritional aspects and others that, with the virus isolated were associated with this epidemiologic situation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-31c14d833f7541b59b886b6211dbe3632023-09-02T19:06:58ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz0074-02761678-80601996-10-0191554355010.1590/S0074-02761996000500002Prevalence and factors associated to the epidemic neuropathy in a population assisted by a family doctor in CubaAntonio E Pérez RodríguezCarlota PereiraFlora Olga HernándezPedro Más LagoAngel BalmasedaReinaldo MenéndezWith the outbreak of an epidemic neuropathy (EN) of unknown ethiology, a study of the prevalence and factors associated to the disease was carried out in the Zamora community, municipality of Marianao, Havana City. There were 11 patients identified with EN for a prevalence rate of 1.7/100. The major risk group was the one between 45 and 64 years of age, female sex, black skin. In the univaried analysis, a high prevalence ratio (PR) was found linked to beverage intake (PR=5.32 95%; confidence intervals (CI) = 1.2-24.4), frequent drugs intake (PR=6.59; CI=1.8-24.6), consumption of edible of non certified fats (PR=4.48; CI=1.2-16.7) and the smoking habit (PR=3.6; CI=1.1-12.2). More than73/100 (CI= 68.7-78.3) of the people under serologic study were infected with Coxsakie virus A-9 (strain 47) isolated from a patient still under research. It seems there are many factors like linder intake, antecedents of hemorrhagic conjuntivitis, nutritional aspects and others that, with the virus isolated were associated with this epidemiologic situation.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761996000500002epidemic neuropathyprevalenceCoxsackie virusrisk factorsepidemiological studyCuba |
| spellingShingle | Antonio E Pérez Rodríguez Carlota Pereira Flora Olga Hernández Pedro Más Lago Angel Balmaseda Reinaldo Menéndez Prevalence and factors associated to the epidemic neuropathy in a population assisted by a family doctor in Cuba Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz epidemic neuropathy prevalence Coxsackie virus risk factors epidemiological study Cuba |
| title | Prevalence and factors associated to the epidemic neuropathy in a population assisted by a family doctor in Cuba |
| title_full | Prevalence and factors associated to the epidemic neuropathy in a population assisted by a family doctor in Cuba |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and factors associated to the epidemic neuropathy in a population assisted by a family doctor in Cuba |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and factors associated to the epidemic neuropathy in a population assisted by a family doctor in Cuba |
| title_short | Prevalence and factors associated to the epidemic neuropathy in a population assisted by a family doctor in Cuba |
| title_sort | prevalence and factors associated to the epidemic neuropathy in a population assisted by a family doctor in cuba |
| topic | epidemic neuropathy prevalence Coxsackie virus risk factors epidemiological study Cuba |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761996000500002 |
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