title: Seroprevalence and risk factors of human cysticercosis in a community of Shandong, China.
abstract: A community-based seroepidemiologic survey on Taenia solium cysticercosis in humans was carried out in Shandong Province, China. Blood specimens from 2,898 residents were collected and examined for anti-cysticercus antibody. Information on demographic and potential risk factors was obtained using a standardized questionnaire. The overall seroprevalence of cysticercosis was 3.2%. Seropositivity tended to increase with age ranging from 1.8% in children under 6 years of age to 5.7% in those over 60 years old. Distance between village residence and the town of the community was negatively associated with seropositivity (Chi-square for trend test p = 0.02). Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified four risk factors for cysticercosis infection in the community: defecating indiscriminately (OR = 1.35, 95% CI 1.01-1.81), being unable to identify diseased pork (OR = 4.09, 95% CI 1.53-10.97), raising pigs (OR = 1.36, 95% CI 1.09-1.69), and more than 60 years old (OR = 1.49, 95% CI 1.10-2.02. These findings have implications for developing appropriate strategies for the control of Taenia solium cysticercosis in the community.
authors.affiliation: Shandong Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Jining, PR China.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: van der Ploeg
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: X C
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Z H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Z X
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Habbema
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D018881:Suburban Health