Title : Epidemiological profile of typhoid at Wesleyen Hospital in La Gonâve, 2018 to 2020, West, Haiti
Abstract:
Background: Typhoid fever, with a mortality rate of 10% to 30%, is a severe disease. Its transmission is interhuman direct or indirect is a public health problem. Worldwide, the WHO estimates that there are 11 to 20 million cases resulting in 128,000 to 161,000 deaths each year. Typhoid, an endemic disease in Haiti, is under surveillance. Despite parcel analyzes, no comprehensive studies have been conducted on Gonâve disease. The purpose of this study is to describe the epidemiological profile.
Methods: A retrospective descriptive study was conducted over the 2018-2020 period. The data were taken from the Integrated Monitoring Evaluation and Surveillance (MESI) platform. Socio-demographic, clinical characteristics were our variables of interest. The data was cleared and entered on Excel and the analyses were done on Epi-Info 7.2. The information was presented in tables and graphs. A Confirmed case is any suspicious case with isolation of Salmonella typhi in the blood or in the stool.
Results: 756 cases were recorded, 15-49 years the age group most affected, 437 (57.8%) were female and 319 (42.1%) were male. 179 cases were identified in 2018, 452 cases in 2019 and 125 cases in 2020 in those years and no deaths were recorded. The highest number of cases was observed in 2019 at EpidemiologicalWeek5th and 13th.
Conclusion: In 2019, the number of cases is higher. With the efforts made, cases are reduced in 2020. Improve data transmission and quality. Conduct a similar assessment at the level of other health institutions on the island.
