Prevalence and patterns of multiple long-term conditions among lymphatic filariasis patients in Odisha, India

A community-based cross-sectional study

Bibliographic Data

ID15380905
AuthorsAbhinav Sinha (0000-0001-7702-3671, Regional Medical Research Centre, corresponding author), Prakash Kumar Sahoo (0000-0003-3315-4893), Krushna Chandra Sahoo (0000-0003-3504-6132, Regional Medical Research Centre), Patrick Highton (0000-0002-0410-5788, Leicester General Hospital), Shubhashisha Mohanty (Government of India), Tapan K Nayak (0000-0001-8941-8961, Government of India), Trupti Nayak, Akshaya Kumar Prusty (0000-0001-9594-8811, Homeopathy Research Institute), Akshya Kumar Prusty, Sujata Choudhury (Homeopathy Research Institute), Barsha Kumari (Asian Institute of Public Health), Karl Philipp Puchner (0000-0003-2267-8114, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), Karl Puchner, Kamlesh Khunti (0000-0003-2343-7099, National Institute for Health and Care Research), Sanghamitra Pati (0000-0002-7717-5592)
Year2025
Volume25
Issue1
Pages2390-2390
Publication date2025-07-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-025-23525-2
PMID40618133
OpenAlexW4412043355
LanguageEN
References cited41

We observed a high prevalence of MLTC among people with lymphatic filariasis. The findings of this study will not only be useful for both resource and planning in India but also in similar LMICs with a high burden of lymphatic filariasis

Biostatistics · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Filariasis · Helminths · Lymphatic filariasis · Pathology · Public health · Medicine · Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment · Epidemiology · Immunology