Excess mortality among people with podoconiosis: secondary analysis of two Ethiopian cohorts
<p><strong>Background</strong></p> While morbidity attributable to podoconiosis is relatively well studied, its pattern of mortality has not been established. <p><strong>Methods</strong></p> We compared the age-standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) of...
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Oxford University Press
2020
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| author | Masraf, H Azemeraw, T Molla, M Jones, CI Bremner, S Ngari, M Berkley, JA Kivaya, E Fegan, G Tamiru, A Kelemework, A Lang, T Newport, MJ Davey, G |
| author_facet | Masraf, H Azemeraw, T Molla, M Jones, CI Bremner, S Ngari, M Berkley, JA Kivaya, E Fegan, G Tamiru, A Kelemework, A Lang, T Newport, MJ Davey, G |
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| description | <p><strong>Background</strong></p>
While morbidity attributable to podoconiosis is relatively well studied, its pattern of mortality has not been established.
<p><strong>Methods</strong></p>
We compared the age-standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) of two datasets from northern Ethiopia: podoconiosis patients enrolled in a 1-y trial and a Health and Demographic Surveillance System cohort.
<p><strong>Results</strong></p>
The annual crude mortality rate per 1000 population for podoconiosis patients was 28.7 (95% confidence interval [CI] 17.3 to 44.8; n=663) while that of the general population was 2.8 (95% CI 2.3 to 3.4; n=44 095). The overall SMR for the study period was 6.0 (95% CI 3.6 to 9.4).
<p><strong>Conclusions</strong></p>
Podoconiosis patients experience elevated mortality compared with the general population and further research is required to understand the reasons. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:60e22454-8afe-4a18-a2af-6f152fa717502022-03-26T17:56:01ZExcess mortality among people with podoconiosis: secondary analysis of two Ethiopian cohortsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:60e22454-8afe-4a18-a2af-6f152fa71750EnglishSymplectic ElementsOxford University Press2020Masraf, HAzemeraw, TMolla, MJones, CIBremner, SNgari, MBerkley, JAKivaya, EFegan, GTamiru, AKelemework, ALang, TNewport, MJDavey, G<p><strong>Background</strong></p> While morbidity attributable to podoconiosis is relatively well studied, its pattern of mortality has not been established. <p><strong>Methods</strong></p> We compared the age-standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) of two datasets from northern Ethiopia: podoconiosis patients enrolled in a 1-y trial and a Health and Demographic Surveillance System cohort. <p><strong>Results</strong></p> The annual crude mortality rate per 1000 population for podoconiosis patients was 28.7 (95% confidence interval [CI] 17.3 to 44.8; n=663) while that of the general population was 2.8 (95% CI 2.3 to 3.4; n=44 095). The overall SMR for the study period was 6.0 (95% CI 3.6 to 9.4). <p><strong>Conclusions</strong></p> Podoconiosis patients experience elevated mortality compared with the general population and further research is required to understand the reasons. |
| spellingShingle | Masraf, H Azemeraw, T Molla, M Jones, CI Bremner, S Ngari, M Berkley, JA Kivaya, E Fegan, G Tamiru, A Kelemework, A Lang, T Newport, MJ Davey, G Excess mortality among people with podoconiosis: secondary analysis of two Ethiopian cohorts |
| title | Excess mortality among people with podoconiosis: secondary analysis of two Ethiopian cohorts |
| title_full | Excess mortality among people with podoconiosis: secondary analysis of two Ethiopian cohorts |
| title_fullStr | Excess mortality among people with podoconiosis: secondary analysis of two Ethiopian cohorts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Excess mortality among people with podoconiosis: secondary analysis of two Ethiopian cohorts |
| title_short | Excess mortality among people with podoconiosis: secondary analysis of two Ethiopian cohorts |
| title_sort | excess mortality among people with podoconiosis secondary analysis of two ethiopian cohorts |
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