Investigation of brucellosis in a female agricultural population in Turkey

Much epidemiological information concerning brucellosis generally depends on the evaluation of hospital-based retrospective data. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of brucellosis in female farmworkers in the south-eastern region of Turkey (GAP) in order to obtain...

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Published in:Tropical doctor 2017-04, Vol.47 (2), p.132-136
Main Authors: Yentur Doni, Nebiye, Gurses, Gulcan, Simsek, Zeynep, Yildiz Zeyrek, Fadile, Yasar, Gozde
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Agglutination Tests
Agricultural Workers' Diseases - epidemiology
Agricultural Workers' Diseases - etiology
Antibodies, Bacterial - blood
Brucellosis - diagnosis
Brucellosis - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Rose Bengal
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Turkey - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Much epidemiological information concerning brucellosis generally depends on the evaluation of hospital-based retrospective data. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of brucellosis in female farmworkers in the south-eastern region of Turkey (GAP) in order to obtain a more representative analysis. Our representative community-based cross-sectional study was conducted during four months of 2013, in all nine GAP provinces. An optimum sample size was determined and blood samples were analysed from 707 reproductive-age female farmworkers using the Rose Bengal (RBT) and standard (SAT) agglutination tests. Sociodemographic information was collected during face-to-face interviews with consenting subjects. Crude odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were calculated, and chi-square analyses and logistic regression were performed. Employment as a seasonal farmworker and having had five or more pregnancies were the only risk factors found to be significant. This study implies much greater priority needs be given to the control, early diagnosis and treatment in this population.
ISSN:0049-4755
1758-1133
DOI:10.1177/0049475516688148