Identifying the Risk Factors and Their Contribution for Visceral Leishmaniasis: A Rural Community Based Study

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Navin Kumar

Identifying the Risk Factors and Their Contribution for Visceral Leishmaniasis: A Rural Community Based Study

Keywords : Visceral leishmaniasis, Bihar, Risk factor, Case-Control


Abstract

Introduction: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a chronic and potentially fatal parasitic disease of the internal organs. According to the latest estimate, approximately 0.2 to 0.4 million VL cases occur each year. In India, it is endemic in the Bihar.

Objective: To indentify the risk factors and their contribution for VL.

Methods: A case-control study was used. A total of 242 Kala-azar cases and 242 apprently healthy controls were selected from the neighbourhoods of cases.

Results: We find that majority of the VL cases (40.85%) were in the age group 6-15years. 53.52% of the VL cases were males. Sleeping near cattle, granary, banana tree and improper drainage system were associated with increased risk of VL.

Conclusion: Our findings have implications for planning and control of VL. Improving housing conditions, removing granary outside the living room, and also do not sleep near the cattle would help to reduce risk of VL.

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