Housing-related factors associated with the communicable diseases among urban slum residents of Rupandehi district of Nepal

국문 초록 (Abstract)

목적 : 이 연구는 네팔 루팡디 지역의 도시 빈민 거주자를 대상으로 가정에서의 감염병 유병률과 그 관련 위험요소를 파악하기 위해 수행하였다.
자료 및 방법 : 이 연구는 단면연구로서 2018년 11월 25일부터 12월 7일까지 네팔 루팡디 빈민가에 있는 259개의 가구를 선정하여 조사하였다. 가구 내 감염병 유병률을 조사하였고, 이에 관련된 위험요소는 다변량로지스틱 회귀분석을 통해 분석하였다.
결과 : 연구결과 259명의 참여자 중 2/3이상(71.8%)이 지난 1년 이내에 감염병을 적어도 하나 이상 앓았다고 응답하였고, 그중 가장 많이 앓은 감염병은 감기, 기침 및 설사로서 91.9%이었다. 다변량분석 결과 집에 적절한 조명이 없는 경우 감염병의 유병률이 더 높았다(OR 2.75, 95% CI 1.36-5.59).
결과 : 앞으로 네팔에서 건강증진 사업 또는 도시계획을 할 때 감염병의 유병률과 이에 대한 위험요인을 동시에 고려해야 할것이다.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study aimed to identify the prevalence of communicable diseases at household level and associated risk factors among urban slum residents of Rupandehi district of Nepal. A cross-sectional study was carried out among a total of 259 purposively selected households in the urban slum of Butwal sub-metropolitan city, Rupandehi, Nepal between 25 November and 7 December, 2018. Prevalence of communicable diseases in the households within past one year were reported followed by assessment of risk factors associated with prevalence of communicable diseases using multivariable logistic regression analysis. The study result revealed that out of 259 study participants, more than two third (71.8%) reported to have at least any one of the communicable diseases in the household within past one year, and most common (91.9 %) reported to have cold and cough and diarrheal diseases. Final multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that study participants who did not have appropriate lightening in their houses were more likely (aOR 2.75; 95% CI (1.356-5.586)) to have communicable diseases. This study recommends understanding of the existing prevalence of communicable diseases and risk associated with it while designing health promotion activities and appropriate urban planning in Nepal.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Abstract
• Introduction
• Materials and methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Summary
• REFERENCES

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