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Excess mortality among people with podoconiosis: secondary analysis of two Ethiopian cohorts
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posted on 2023-06-10, 01:48 authored by Hannah Masraf, Temesgen Azemeraw, Meseret Molla, Chris JonesChris Jones, Stephen BremnerStephen Bremner, Moses Ngari, James A Berkley, Esther Kivaya, Greg Fegan, Abreham Tamiru, Abebe Kelemework, Trudie Lang, Melanie NewportMelanie Newport, Gail DaveyGail DaveyBackground While morbidity attributable to podoconiosis is relatively well studied, its pattern of mortality has not been established. Methods 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. Results 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). Conclusions Podoconiosis patients experience elevated mortality compared with the general population and further research is required to understand the reasons.
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Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygieneISSN
0035-9203Publisher
Oxford University PressExternal DOI
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12Volume
114Page range
1035-1037Event location
EnglandDepartment affiliated with
- Global Health and Infection Publications
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2021-11-17First Open Access (FOA) Date
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2021-11-16Usage metrics
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