Individual Correlates of Podoconiosis in Areas of Varying Endemicity: A Case-Control Study

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Molla, Yordanos B ^a,b   Le Blond, Jennifer S ^b,c   Wardrop, Nicola ^d   Baxter, Peter ^e   Atkinson, Peter M ^d   Newport, Melanie J ^b   Davey, Gail ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOT WASHING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PODOCONIOSIS; PREVALENCE; SAMPLE SIZE; SHOE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAVEL; WOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; ELEPHANTIASIS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SHOES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892754622     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002554     Document Type: Article

References (46)

1. Davey G, Tekola F, Newport MJ, (2007) Podoconiosis: non-infectious geochemical elephantiasis. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 101: 1175-1180.
2. Price EW (1990) Podoconiosis: non-filarial elephantiasis. Oxford: Oxford Medical Publications.
3. Tekola F, Ayele Z, Mariam DH, Fuller C, Davey G, (2008) Development and testing of a de novo clinical staging system for podoconiosis (endemic non-filarial elephantiasis). Trop Med Int Health 13: 1277-1283.
4. Nenoff P, Simon JC, Muylowa GK, Davey G, (2010) Podoconiosis- non-filarial geochemical elephantiasis- a neglected tropical disease? J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 8: 7-14.
5. Price EW, Bailey D, (1984) Environmental factors in the etiology of endemic elephantiasis of the lower legs in tropical Africa. Trop Geogr Med 36: 1-5.
6. Alemu G, Tekola Ayele F, Daniel T, Ahrens C, Davey G, (2011) Burden of podoconiosis in poor rural communities in Gulliso woreda, West Ethiopia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 5: e1184.
7. Destas K, Ashine M, Davey G, (2003) Prevalence of podoconiosis (endemic non-filarial elephantiasis) in Wolaitta, Southern Ethiopia. Trop Doct 33: 217-220.
8. Geshere Oli G, Tekola Ayele F, Petros B, (2012) Parasitological, serological and clinical evidence for high prevalence of podoconiosis (non-filarial elephantiasis) in Midakegn district, central Ethiopia. Trop Med Int Health 17 (6) (): 722-6.
9. Kloos H, Bedri Kello A, Addus A, (1992) Podoconiosis (endemic non-filarial elephantiasis) in two resettlement schemes in western Ethiopia. Trop Doct 22: 109-112.
10. Molla YB, Tomczyk S, Amberbir T, Tamiru A, Davey G, (2012) Podoconiosis in East and West Gojam Zones, northern Ethiopia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 6: e1744.
11. WHO (2011) Diseases covered by NTD Department. In: WHO, editor. Diseases covered by NTD Department. Geneva: WHO. pp. http://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/diseases/en/.
12. Davey G, Burridge E, (2009) Community-based control of a neglected tropical disease: the mossy foot treatment and prevention association. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 3: e424.
13. Sikorski C, Ashine M, Zeleke Z, Davey G, (2010) Effectiveness of a simple lymphoedema treatment regimen in podoconiosis management in southern ethiopia: one year follow-up. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 4: e902.
14. GebreHanna E (2005) The social burden of podoconiosis and familial occurrence in its development. Addis Ababa: Addis Ababa University.
15. Molla YB, Tomczyk S, Amberbir T, Tamiru A, Davey G, (2012) Patients' perceptions of podoconiosis causes, prevention and consequences in East and West Gojam, Northern Ethiopia. BMC Public Health 12: 828.
16. Tekola F, Mariam DH, Davey G, (2006) Economic costs of endemic non-filarial elephantiasis in Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia. Trop Med Int Health 11: 1136-1144.
17. Yakob B, Deribe K, Davey G, (2008) High levels of misconceptions and stigma in a community highly endemic for podoconiosis in southern Ethiopia. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 102: 439-444.
18. Oomen AP, (1969) Studies on elephantiasis of the legs in Ethiopia. Trop Geogr Med 21: 236-253.
19. Price EW, (1984) The elephantiasis story. Tropical Diseases Bulletin 81: R1-R12.
20. Price EW, (1974) The relationship between endemic elephantiasis of the lower legs and the local soils and climate. Trop Geogr Med 26: 225-230.
21. Price EW, (1976) The association of endemic elephantiasis of the lower legs in East Africa with soil derived from volcanic rocks. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 70: 288-295.
22. Price EW, (1976) Endemic elephantiasis of the lower legs in Rwanda and Burundi. Trop geogr Med 28: 283-290.
23. Davey G, (2008) Podoconiosis: let Ethiopia lead the way. Ethiop J Health Dev 22: 1-2.
24. Price EW, (1975) The management of endemic (non-filarial) elephantiasis of the lower legs. Tropical Doctor 5: 70-5.
25. Price EW, (1983) Endemic elephantiasis: Early signs and symptoms, and control. Ethiop Med J 21: 243.
26. Price EW, (1972) A possible genetic factor in non-filarial elephantiasis of the lower legs. Ethiop Med J 10: 87-93.
27. Davey G, Gebrehanna E, Adeyemo A, Rotimi C, Newport M, et al. (2007) Podoconiosis: a tropical model for gene-environment interactions? Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 101: 91-96.
28. Tekola Ayele F, Adeyemo A, Finan C, Hailu E, Sinnott P, et al. (2012) HLA class II locus and susceptibility to podoconiosis. N Engl J Med 366: 1200-1208.
29. Tekola F, Ayele Z, HaileMariam D, Fuller C, Davey G, (2008) Development and testing of a de novo staging system for podoconiosis. Trop Med Int Health 13: 1277-1283.
30. Bernard R (2005) Fundamentals of Biostatistics: Duxbury Press.
31. Tekola Ayele F, Alemu G, Davey G, Ahrens C, (2013) Community-based survey of podoconiosis in Bedele Zuria Woreda, west Ethiopia. International Health 5 (2) (): 119-25.
32. Desta K, Ashine M, Davey G, (2003) Prevalence of podoconiosis (endemic non-filarial elephantiasis) in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia. Trop Doct 33: 217-220.
33. Birrie H, Balcha F, Jemaneh L, (1997) Elephantiasis in Pawe settlement area: podoconiosis or bancroftian filariasis? Ethiop Med J 35: 245-250.
34. Mengistu G, Humber DP, Ersumo M, Mamo T, (1987) High prevalence of elephantiasis and cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ocholo, south-west Ethiopia. Ethiop Med J 25: 203-207.
35. Hotez PJ, Fenwick A, Savioli L, Molyneux DH, (2009) Rescuing the bottom billion through control of neglected tropical diseases. The Lancet 373: 1570-1575.
36. WHO (2010) Working to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases. In: NTD W, editor. First WHO report on neglected tropical diseases. Geneva: WHO.
37. Perera M, Whitehead M, Molyneux D, Weerasooriya M, Gunatilleke G, (2007) Neglected Patients with a Neglected Disease? A Qualitative Study of Lymphatic Filariasis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 1: e128.
38. Ayode D, McBride CM, de Heer H, Watanabe E, Gebreyesus T, et al. (2012) The association of beliefs about heredity with preventive and interpersonal behaviors in communities affected by podoconiosis in rural Ethiopia. Am J Trop Med Hyg 87: 623-630.
39. Tora A, Davey G, Tadele G, (2011) A qualitative study on stigma and coping strategies of patients with podoconiosis in Wolaita zone, Southern Ethiopia. International Health 3: 176-181.
40. Tekola Ayele F, Adeyemo A, Rotimi CN, (2012) Using a "genomics tool" to develop disease prevention strategy in a low-income setting: lessons from the podoconiosis research project. J Community Genet 3 (4) (): 303-9.
41. Tora A, Davey G, Tadele G, (2012) Factors related to discontinued clinic attendance by patients with podoconiosis in southern Ethiopia: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health 12: 902.
42. Abraha M, Nigatu T, (2009) Modeling trends of health and health related indicators in Ethiopia (1995-2008): a time-series study. Health Research Policy and Systems 7: 29.
43. Tomczyk S, Tamiru A, Davey G, (2012) Addressing the neglected tropical disease podoconiosis in Northern Ethiopia: lessons learned from a new community podoconiosis program. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 6: e1560.
44. Filon FL, D'Agostin F, Crosera M, Adami G, Bovenzi M, et al. (2009) In vitro absorption of metal powders through intact and damaged human skin. Toxicol In Vitro 23: 574-579.
45. Price EW, (1974) Endemic elephantiasis of the lower legs in Ethiopia an epidemiological survey. Ethiop Med J 12: 77-90.
46. Price EW, (1984) Pre-elephantiasic stage of endemic nonfilarial elephantiasis of lower legs:podoconiosis. Tropical Doctor 14: 115-119.