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Titre : Prevalence of Visceral Leishmaniasis among Wildlife Rangers in Eldinder locality- Sinnar State , Sudan 2021

Auteur : Bashir Ibrahim Abdalrahman Ahmed

Université de soutenance : University of Khartoum

Grade : Master of Public and Environmental Health in Epidemiology 2022

Résumé partiel
Visceral leishmaniasis , also known as kala-azar is fatal if left untreated in over 95% of cases , according to the World Health Organization estimates, about 500,000 new cases of Visceral leishmaniasis occur every year globally. 90% of which is borne by 6 countries : India, Bangladesh, Sudan, South Sudan, Brazil and Ethiopia ,Visceral Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by a group of leishmania parasite species, and transmitted by several species of sandfly. It has been reported in Sudan since the beginning of the twentieth century, mainly in the eastern part of the country. Recent epidemics have claimed thousands of lives in the Sudan, The objective is to study the prevalence of visceral Leishmaniasis among Rangers for wildlife. Methods : This descriptive cross-sectional community based study was conducted among Wildlife Rangers in El dinder locality- Sinnar State ,Sudan 2021, the study covered all the rangers for Wildlife to obtain a sample size of 500 rangers, data was collected using a pre- prepared and pretested questionnaire and then directed to the Wildlife rangers to collect data regarding their demographic characteristic and Visceral Leishmaniasis differed aspects ,and also an interview with Director of Department of Primary Health Care in El dinder Locality to collect data regarding Visceral Leishmaniasis among Wildlife rangers, and also reviewing Rangers records to estimate the prevalence of Visceral Leishmaniasis among Wildlife rangers, data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science version 21 and the associations between different variables were checked using X2_ test , P-value ≤0.05 was considered significant . Results : The study showed that the prevalence of Visceral Leishmaniasis among Wildlife Rangers was (27.4%), (68%) of the infected rangers were in age group between 20 to 30 years old , (93%) of the rangers were males , (83.8% ) of the infected were Soldiers (16.2%) were Officer ,the Soldiers knew visceral leishmaniasis ,causative agent, control the transmission and mode of transmission of visceral leishmaniasis with (78%) ,)75%) , (80.7%)and (74.8%) respectively , and 43.2%of the Wildlife rangers Sleeping under bed net. the study showed statistical association between prevalence of Visceral Leishmaniasis among rangers from one hand and their educational level, military rank , knowledge about Leishmaniasis, sleeping under bed nets, knowledge about control the transmission from another hand with P.value= 0.001, 0.004, 0.000, 0.001, 0.012 respectively, also the study showed no statistical association between Visceral Leishmaniasis and family income/month (P.value=0.352). from the an interview the Wildlife Soldiers are located in forestes areas where the vector of leishmania disease is present, so they are more susceptible to infection than others.

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