Human Fasciolosis in Iran: a meta-analysis study

Behzadifar, M and Bragazzi, NL and Behzadifar, M and Kooti, W and Vecchio, I and Malaguarnera, G and Martini, M and Kheirandish, F (2018) Human Fasciolosis in Iran: a meta-analysis study. Infect Disord Drug Targets.

Full text not available from this repository.
Official URL: http://www.eurekaselect.com/166342/article

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Fascioliasis, an infectious disorder with a serious public health burden, is caused by two liver flukes belonging to the genus Fasciola. Iran is among the endemic areas for this disease. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of Human Fasciolosis in Iran. METHODS: A systematic search was conducted in Embase, PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science (WoS), and Google Scholar, as well as Iranian databases including Scientific Information Database (SID), Magiran and Irandoc from January 2000 to June 2016. In order to determine fasciolasis prevalence, DerSimonian-Laird random model was used. In order to assess the heterogeneity among studies, I2 and Q tests were used. To investigate the source of heterogeneity, meta-regressions based on the year of publication and sample size were performed. Sensitivity analysis was carried out to ensure the stability of obtained results. RESULTS: Eleven relevant studies were included. According to the data analysis the prevalence rate of 2% [95% CI 1-5] was found. No statistically significant relationship between gender and disease prevalence could be found. We found an OR of developing fascioliasis of 1.67 [95% CI: 0.42 - 6.60] in people who had consumed vegetables versus those who did not eat vegetables, even though this did not yield statistical significance. CONCLUSION: The findings of the current study can be valuable and help the health-care workers and policy-makers in programming and implementing ad hoc interventions in order to prevent the incidence of disease.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Medicine
Depositing User: samira sepahvandy
Date Deposited: 27 Nov 2018 06:17
Last Modified: 27 Nov 2018 06:17
URI: http://eprints.lums.ac.ir/id/eprint/1480

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item