Kim D-M, Kim K Y, Nam H S, Kweon S S, Park M-Y, Ryu S Y
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2008 Feb;14(2):174-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01901.x. Epub 2007 Dec 7.
A case-control study was conducted involving 156 patients with scrub typhus and 130 controls. Three factors were associated significantly with the risk of developing scrub typhus: engaging in fruit farming (OR 2.44; 95% CI 1.04-5.69), gathering chestnuts (OR 2.05; 95% CI 1.09-3.87) and taking breaks in areas adjacent to agricultural operations (OR 3.06; 95% CI 1.50-6.22). In contrast, receiving information or educational materials concerning the prevention of scrub typhus had a protective effect (OR 0.45; 95% CI 0.24-0.83). These results suggest that a health education programme will lower the risk of developing scrub typhus when applied to high-risk groups.
开展了一项病例对照研究，涉及156例恙虫病患者和130名对照。有三个因素与患恙虫病的风险显著相关：从事水果种植（比值比2.44；95%置信区间1.04 - 5.69）、采集栗子（比值比2.05；95%置信区间1.09 - 3.87）以及在农业作业区域附近休息（比值比3.06；95%置信区间1.50 - 6.22）。相比之下，获取有关恙虫病预防的信息或教育材料具有保护作用（比值比0.45；95%置信区间0.24 - 0.83）。这些结果表明，健康教育计划应用于高危人群时将降低患恙虫病的风险。
