PREDISPOSING FACTORS OF DENGUE CASES BY RANDOM EFFECT MODEL IN THE LARGEST DENGUE HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER EPIDEMIC IN TAIWAN IN 1998
Resource
DENGUE BULLETIN (2000), WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, GENEVA v.24 pp.46-52
Journal
DENGUE BULLETIN (2000), WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, GENEVA v.24 pp.46-52
Pages
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Date Issued
2000
Date
2000
Author(s)
CHAO, DAY-YU
KING, CHWAN-CHUEN
Abstract
In Nov. 1998, hte largest officially-documented dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) epidemic since 1943 occurred in Taiwan. This epidemic resulted in more than 110 dengue fever (DF) cases and at least 36 DHF cases. A case-cotnrol study was conducted to explore the risk factors of dengue infection. Thirty-four cases and 68 matched controls were included for statistical analysis. After further adjusting the confounders and intra-household correlation by random effect model, three distinctive risk factors were included. These were: the presence of empty houses, spare tyres, neighbourhood ponds or temples (OR=3.17, 95%CO:0/95-10.63) which was first identified in the papers, water containers with covers in the house (OR-5.77, 95%CI=1.08-30.8),and screened windows and doors (OR=0.71, 95%CI=0.32-0.89). Control measures were aimed at these risk factors and the epidemic subsided in Jan. 1999 when the last dengue case was reported.
Subjects
Dengue
Risk factors
Protective factors
Environment
Arbovirus
Mosquito Control
SDGs
Type
journal article