ArticleTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2020
Individual and familial characteristics of patients with podoconiosis attending a clinic in Musanze District, Rwanda: A retrospective study.
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- Women's participation in a disease management intervention for podoconiosis in northern Rwanda: understanding the context of women's lives.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
- Magnitude and Associated Factors of Podoconiosis and its Comorbidity With Tungiasis Among Residents in Southwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of tropical medicine · 2026Article
- Determinants of podoconiosis at the age of 15 years and above at Dera Woreda, South Gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Rwanda: A Scoping Review.Health science reports · 2025Review
- Sexual and reproductive health service utilization among patients with podoconiosis in Wolaita Zone, South Ethiopia: a multilevel mixed-effect analysis.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2025Article
- "We all think boots are meant for men": A community-based participatory assessment of rural women's barriers to preventing podoconiosis in Rwanda.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Self-Care Practice and Its Associated Factors Among Podoconiosis Patients in East Gojjam Zone, North West Ethiopia.Patient preference and adherence · 2022Article
- Solving the Puzzle of Global Health Inequity: Completing the Picture Piece by Piece by Piece.Global implementation research and applications · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundPodoconiosis is a progressive swelling of the legs affecting genetically susceptible people who live in areas with irritant red clay soils and walk barefoot. The disease is a public health concern in many countries, including Rwanda.
methodsThis retrospective study described individual and familial characteristics of patients with podoconiosis attending the Heart and Sole Africa (HASA) clinics in Rwanda. Data on patient characteristics and family history were retrieved from electronic medical records (January 2013 - August 2019). A multiple regression analysis was used to explore factors influencing age of onset of podoconiosis.
resultsAmong 467 patients with podoconiosis, the mean (standard deviation) age of onset was 34.4 (19.6) years, 139 (29.8%) patients developed podoconiosis at <20 years of age, 417 (89%) came from Musanze or neighboring Burera Districts, and 238 (51.0%) had a family history of podoconiosis. Increasing patient age was associated with older age at onset of disease (p<0.001), while an increased number of relatives with podoconiosis (p<0.002) was significantly associated with earlier disease onset.
conclusionMost patients with podoconiosis were women, and more than half had a family history of podoconiosis. An increased number of relatives with podoconiosis was associated with a significantly younger age at disease onset.
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