在加纳的一所监狱里,的负担很大
Yaw Ampem Amoako1,2,3, Michael Ntiamoah Oppong1, Dennis Odai Laryea4
1Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
PloS one
|December 6, 2024
概括
甲状腺在加纳监狱中非常普遍,影响了65.8%的囚犯. 建议大规模使用ivermectin和健康教育来控制这种皮肤感染.
科学领域:
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 皮肤病学 皮肤病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 有限的数据存在于惩戒设施的病流行病学.
- 这项研究通过调查加纳一所监狱的病流行情况来解决知识差距.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定迦纳一个中等安全监狱病的流行情况.
- 评估患病率是否需要使用ivermectin进行大规模药物管理 (MDA).
主要方法:
- 在2022年12月进行了一项横截面研究.
- 加纳库马西中央监狱的囚犯被招募.
- 的诊断遵循了国际控制联盟 (IACS) 的标准.
主要成果:
- 在559名囚犯中,的患病率为65.8%,主要影响男性.
- 手,手指和手指网是最常见的位置.
- 在感染的个体中,冲较为常见 (17%对5.8%).
结论:
- 高病负担需要在监狱进行干预.
- 建议大规模使用ivermectin和健康教育进行药物管理.
- 进一步的研究应评估这些干预措施的实施和有效性.
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