Masraf, Hannah, Azemeraw, Temesgen, Molla, Meseret, Jones, Christopher Iain, Bremner, Stephen, Ngari, Moses, Berkley, James A, Kivaya, Esther, Fegan, Greg, Tamiru, Abreham, Kelemework, Abebe, Lang, Trudie, Newport, Melanie J and Davey, Gail (2020) Excess mortality among people with podoconiosis: secondary analysis of two Ethiopian cohorts. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 114 (12). pp. 1035-1037. ISSN 0035-9203

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Abstract

Background
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.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Ethiopia, mortality, non-filarial elephantiasis, podoconiosis, Elephantiasis, Ethiopia, Humans
Schools and Departments:	Brighton and Sussex Medical School > Global Health and Infection Brighton and Sussex Medical School > Primary Care and Public Health
SWORD Depositor:	Mx Elements Account
Depositing User:	Mx Elements Account
Date Deposited:	17 Nov 2021 09:17
Last Modified:	17 Nov 2021 09:17
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/102950

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