TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidemiological study of brucellosis in eight Greek villages using a Computerised Mapping Programme
AU - Hadjichristodoulou, Christos S.
AU - Papatheodorou, Ch
AU - Soteriades, E.
AU - Panagakos, G.
AU - Kastritis, I.
AU - Goutziana, G.
AU - Charvalos, E.
AU - Tselentis, Y.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - A Computerised Mapping Programme (CMP) was created step by step to cover all the needs of a cross sectional population survey conducted in eight villages of Fokida, a rural area of central Greece. The maps of Greece (boundary) and the topographical maps of the eight villages were created using the CMP. A volunteer sample of 1121 out of 2607 inhabitants of the study area participated in the population survey. The participants were tested for brucellosis using serological tests (ELISA and Rose Bengal) and the intradermal reaction test. A questionnaire was used to obtain information concerning the risk factors for brucellosis. The risk factors found through statistical analysis were occupation (RR: 5.81, p < 0.00001), consumption of raw milk (RR: 1.98, p < 0.001) and u npasteurised fresh cheese (RR: 2.13, p < 0.01). The same factors were indicated by the CMP. The CMP also indicated manure-contaminated playgrounds in residential yards as a potential risk factor for children. The origin and dissemination were delineated using time- space association display. The CMP proved to be a useful tool in this epidemiological study.
AB - A Computerised Mapping Programme (CMP) was created step by step to cover all the needs of a cross sectional population survey conducted in eight villages of Fokida, a rural area of central Greece. The maps of Greece (boundary) and the topographical maps of the eight villages were created using the CMP. A volunteer sample of 1121 out of 2607 inhabitants of the study area participated in the population survey. The participants were tested for brucellosis using serological tests (ELISA and Rose Bengal) and the intradermal reaction test. A questionnaire was used to obtain information concerning the risk factors for brucellosis. The risk factors found through statistical analysis were occupation (RR: 5.81, p < 0.00001), consumption of raw milk (RR: 1.98, p < 0.001) and u npasteurised fresh cheese (RR: 2.13, p < 0.01). The same factors were indicated by the CMP. The CMP also indicated manure-contaminated playgrounds in residential yards as a potential risk factor for children. The origin and dissemination were delineated using time- space association display. The CMP proved to be a useful tool in this epidemiological study.
KW - Brucellosis
KW - Computerised mapping
KW - Geographical information system
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1007673318947
DO - 10.1023/A:1007673318947
M3 - Article
C2 - 10543359
AN - SCOPUS:0032826486
SN - 0393-2990
VL - 15
SP - 671
EP - 680
JO - European Journal of Epidemiology
JF - European Journal of Epidemiology
IS - 7
ER -