Geophagia
Conditions
Keywords
geophagia
Brief summary
Since geophagy is widespread among women from Sub-Saharan Africa, South America and the Caribbean, we aimed to determine the frequency of geophagy and the level of knowledge about its health effects among healthy adults originating from these countries and attending a travel medicine and international vaccination consultation in France.
Detailed description
Since geophagy is widespread among women from Sub-Saharan Africa, South America and the Caribbean, we aimed to determine the frequency of geophagy and the level of knowledge about its health effects among healthy adults originating from these countries and attending a travel medicine and international vaccination consultation in France. A cross-sectional study was performed in the consultation for travel medicine and international vaccination in Reims University Hospital, France. All adult travellers who were natives of Sub Saharan Africa, South America and the Caribbean or born in France of parents from these countries were eligible to complete a confidential questionnaire about geophagy, which was defined as eating soil or clay. Descriptive analysis was performed.
Interventions
OTHERQuestionnaire about geophagia (knowledge about soil/clay consumption and knowledge of the health effects of geophagy)
Sponsors
CHU de Reims
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
: All adult travellers who were natives of Sub Saharan Africa, South America and the Caribbean or born in France of parents from these countries
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of geophagia | Day 0 | percentage of adults with geophagia |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Awareness about iron-deficient anaemia | Day 0 | percentage of awareness about iron-deficient anaemia |
| Awareness about soil-transmitted intestinal parasitic infections | Day 0 | percentage of awareness about soil-transmitted intestinal parasitic infections |
| Awareness about constipation | Day 0 | percentage of awareness about constipation |
| Awareness about intestinal occlusion | Day 0 | percentage of awareness about intestinal occlusion |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed