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dc.contributor.author | Kannathasan, S. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Murugananthan, A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Rajeshkannan, N. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | de Silva, N.R. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-10-29T09:39:34Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-10-29T09:39:34Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | PLoS One; 7(1): pp.e30516 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 (Electronic) | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/2157 | - |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: Many cases of Cutaneous Larva Migrans (CLM) have been observed among devotees, during and immediately after the annual festival at the Nallur Hindu temple in Jaffna. OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the risk factors associated with infestation and devotees' knowledge and practices regarding the condition. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: A cross-sectional study using an interviewer-administered questionnaire and observation was conducted in August 2010. Out of 200 selected devotees 194(97%) responded. Soil and dog faecal samples were collected from the temple premises and examined for the presence of nematode larva and egg respectively. Among 194 male respondents, 58.2%(95% CI: 51.2%-65.0%) had lesions of CLM. One hundred and thirty (67%) respondents performed the ritual everyday; whereas 33% did so on special days. One hundred and twelve (57.7%) participants performed the ritual before 5.00am and remaining 42.3% performed after 5.00am. Among the participants, 77(36.7%) had the similar condition in previous years. One hundred and fifty seven (80.9%) were aware about this disease and 52(27%) devotees adopted some kind of precautionary measures. Bivariate analysis showed significant association between occurrence of CLM lesions and frequency of performing the ritual (p<0.001, OR-15.1; 95% CI:7.2-32.0), the timing of ritual performance (p = 0.022, OR-1.96; 95% CI:1.10-3.52), similar condition in previous year (p<0.001, OR-6.83; 95% CI: 3.39-13.76) and previous awareness of the condition (p = 0.005; OR-0.59;95% CI:0.43-0.82). Multivariate analysis showed that the frequency of ritual performance (OR-11.75; 95% CI 5.37-25.74) and similar conditions in previous years (OR-4.71; 95% CI: 2.14-10.39) were the independent risk factors. Two of the 20 soil samples were positive for the nematode larvae and three out of five dog faeces were positive for hookworm eggs. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: Deworming the stray dogs around the temple premises combined with the awareness programs among the public may be the effective and feasible precautionary measures to control similar epidemics in future. | - |
dc.publisher | Public Library of Science | en_US |
dc.title | Cutaneous Larva Migrans among Devotees of the Nallur Temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.department | Parasitology | en_US |
dc.creator.corporateauthor | Public Library of Science | en_US |
dc.description.note | Indexed in MEDLINE | en_US |
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