Sow P S, Diop B M, Barry H L, Badiane S, Coll/Seck A M
Service des Maladies Infectieuses, CHU de Fann, Dakar.
Dakar Med. 1993;38(1):55-9.
In this study undertaken in the Infectious Diseases department CHU Fann Dakar, between january 1982 and december 1990 the authors report their observations about 141 cases of tetanus occurred by traditional practices: circumcision, excision, tattooing, scarification, ears piercing. The annual incidence of tetanus occurred by traditional practices was 15.6 cases. It represents 3.6% of all tetanus cases during the study period (n = 3844). The circumcision represents 59.4% (n = 84), the ears piercing 34.4% (n = 48), excision 2.8% (n = 4), scarification 2.1% (n = 3) and tattooing 2 cases. The mortality of tetanus occurred by traditional practices was 8.5%. Health education, information and vaccination against tetanus for all ages according to WHO recommendations will help to eradiquate tetanus in developing countries.
在1982年1月至1990年12月期间于达喀尔法恩大学医院传染病科开展的这项研究中，作者报告了他们对141例因传统习俗（如割礼、切除、纹身、划痕、穿耳洞）引发的破伤风病例的观察结果。因传统习俗引发的破伤风年发病率为15.6例。在研究期间，它占所有破伤风病例的3.6%（n = 3844）。割礼占59.4%（n = 84），穿耳洞占34.4%（n = 48），切除占2.8%（n = 4），划痕占2.1%（n = 3），纹身2例。因传统习俗引发的破伤风死亡率为8.5%。按照世界卫生组织的建议，开展针对所有年龄段的破伤风健康教育、宣传和疫苗接种，将有助于在发展中国家消除破伤风。
