Factor associating the occurrence of melioidosis in Mukdahan Province

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the prevalence of Melioidosis and explore factor associating the occurrence of Melioidosis. The analytical unmatched case-control study was applied in this study. The studied population was patients who received treatment at the public hospital in Mukdahan Province ,2022 The Case to Control ratio was 1:1. The study tools consisted of a data collection form and an interview form. Descriptive statistics such as numbers and percentages, and inferential statistics, which be analyze variables simple and multiple logistic regression analysis determined the significance level P<0.05.

The study result revealed that the prevalence of Melioidosis in the past three years (2019-2021) was 0.08, 0.09, and 0.08, respectively. The Stratified analysis revealed that there is four factor associated with the occurrence of Melioidosis with statistical significance was Male (OR_adj=2.51; 95%CI=1.39-4.52). floor surrounding the house being wet. Patients who have floor surrounding the house being wet will increase the chance of Melioidosis occurrence by 2.82 times when other factors are stable (OR_adj=2.82; 95%CI=1.29-6.17). overall knowledge of Melioidosis was medium. Patients who have medium overall knowledge of Melioidosis will increase the chance of Melioidosis occurrence by 1.99 times when other factors are stable (OR_adj=1.99; 95%CI=1.03-3.82). and low overall positive Melioidosis behavior. Patients who have low overall positive Melioidosis behavior will increase the chance of Melioidosis occurrence by 2.12 times when other factors are stable (OR_adj=2.12; 95%CI=1.17-3.87)

Therefore, education programs should be undertaken behavior change to prevent melioidosis as well as adjusting people's attitudes in taking care of the sanitary environment around the house to be clean, to be more safe from melioidosis.