title: [Opisthorchiasis and alcoholism: a clinico-epidemiological and social psychology study].
abstract: 49% of patients who abused alcohol were detected among 119 persons with O. felineus infection in the focus of the infection in the Komi-Permiak Autonomous Okrug by screening questionnaire test. The abuse of alcohol in the given focus was shown to be associated with consumption of low-salt fish mostly by men. Alcoholism promotes failure to keep medical recommendations on the prevention of Opisthorchis infection and reduced motivation of opisthorchiasis treatment, and due to re- and superinvasion it decreases the efficiency of chemotherapy. Comparing the results of praziquantel treatment a month or a year after, treatment efficiency among those abusing alcohol was shown to decrease from 88% to 68%.
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Bronshteĭn
authors: M I
authors: MI
authors: Lukomskaia
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009889:Opisthorchiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015995:Prevalence; D011593:Psychology, Social; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D011223:Praziquantel
vernacular_title: Opistorkhoz i alkogolizm: kliniko-épidemiologicheskoe i sotsial'no-psikhologicheskoe issledovanie.