Bancroftian filariasis in an endemic area of Brazil: differences between genders during puberty
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Resumo: | Gender differences in susceptibility to infectious diseases have been observed in various studies. A survey was performed in a bancroftian filariasis endemic area in the city of Olinda, Brazil. All residents aged 5 years or older were examined by thick blood film. People aged 9 to 16 years were interviewed and also tested for filarial antigenaemia. Data were analyzed by contingency table methods and regression models. The risk of microfilaraemia for males was significantly higher. Among those aged 9 to 16 years, the analysis of gender and filariasis by age showed that boys from 15 to 16 years had a higher risk of infection than girls. No association was found between menarche and filariasis in girls. The data suggest that variations between gender in filariasis could result, at least in part, from an increase in susceptibility of men. This epidemiologic feature needs to be considered while formulating elimination plans. |
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Bancroftian filariasis in an endemic area of Brazil: differences between genders during pubertyFilariasisGender differencesPubertyRisk factorsGender differences in susceptibility to infectious diseases have been observed in various studies. A survey was performed in a bancroftian filariasis endemic area in the city of Olinda, Brazil. All residents aged 5 years or older were examined by thick blood film. People aged 9 to 16 years were interviewed and also tested for filarial antigenaemia. Data were analyzed by contingency table methods and regression models. The risk of microfilaraemia for males was significantly higher. Among those aged 9 to 16 years, the analysis of gender and filariasis by age showed that boys from 15 to 16 years had a higher risk of infection than girls. No association was found between menarche and filariasis in girls. The data suggest that variations between gender in filariasis could result, at least in part, from an increase in susceptibility of men. This epidemiologic feature needs to be considered while formulating elimination plans.Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT2005-05-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822005000300003Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.38 n.3 2005reponame:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropicalinstname:Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)instacron:SBMT10.1590/S0037-86822005000300003info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBraga,CynthiaDourado,InêsXimenes,RicardoMiranda,JanaínaAlexander,Nealeng2005-05-04T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0037-86822005000300003Revistahttps://www.sbmt.org.br/portal/revista/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||dalmo@rsbmt.uftm.edu.br|| rsbmt@rsbmt.uftm.edu.br1678-98490037-8682opendoar:2005-05-04T00:00Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)false |
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Bancroftian filariasis in an endemic area of Brazil: differences between genders during puberty |
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Bancroftian filariasis in an endemic area of Brazil: differences between genders during puberty |
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Bancroftian filariasis in an endemic area of Brazil: differences between genders during puberty Braga,Cynthia Filariasis Gender differences Puberty Risk factors |
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Bancroftian filariasis in an endemic area of Brazil: differences between genders during puberty |
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Bancroftian filariasis in an endemic area of Brazil: differences between genders during puberty |
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Bancroftian filariasis in an endemic area of Brazil: differences between genders during puberty |
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Bancroftian filariasis in an endemic area of Brazil: differences between genders during puberty |
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Bancroftian filariasis in an endemic area of Brazil: differences between genders during puberty |
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Braga,Cynthia |
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Braga,Cynthia Dourado,Inês Ximenes,Ricardo Miranda,Janaína Alexander,Neal |
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Dourado,Inês Ximenes,Ricardo Miranda,Janaína Alexander,Neal |
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Braga,Cynthia Dourado,Inês Ximenes,Ricardo Miranda,Janaína Alexander,Neal |
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Filariasis Gender differences Puberty Risk factors |
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Filariasis Gender differences Puberty Risk factors |
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Gender differences in susceptibility to infectious diseases have been observed in various studies. A survey was performed in a bancroftian filariasis endemic area in the city of Olinda, Brazil. All residents aged 5 years or older were examined by thick blood film. People aged 9 to 16 years were interviewed and also tested for filarial antigenaemia. Data were analyzed by contingency table methods and regression models. The risk of microfilaraemia for males was significantly higher. Among those aged 9 to 16 years, the analysis of gender and filariasis by age showed that boys from 15 to 16 years had a higher risk of infection than girls. No association was found between menarche and filariasis in girls. The data suggest that variations between gender in filariasis could result, at least in part, from an increase in susceptibility of men. This epidemiologic feature needs to be considered while formulating elimination plans. |
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