Frequency of infectious gastrointestinal illness in Australia, 2002: regional, seasonal and demographic variation
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SUMMARY: To estimate the frequency of infectious gastroenteritis across Australia, and to identify risk factors, we conducted a national telephone survey of 6087 randomly selected respondents in 2001–2002. The case definition was three or more loose stools and/or two or more vomits in a 24-hour period in the last 4 weeks, with adjustment to exclude non-infectious causes and symptoms secondary to a respiratory infection. Frequency data were weighted to the Australian population. Multivariate logistic regression was used to assess potential risk factors including season, region, demographic and socioeconomic status. Among contacted individuals, 67% responded. The case definition applied to 7% of respondents (450/6087) which extrapolates to 17·2 million (95% CI 14·5–19·9 million) cases of gastroenteritis in Australia in one year, or 0·92 (95% CI 0·77–1·06) cases/person per year. In the multivariate model, the odds of having gastroenteritis were increased in summer and in the warmest state, in young children, females, those with higher socioeconomic status and those without health insurance.
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- Authors
- HALL, G. V., KIRK, M. D., ASHBOLT, R., STAFFORD, R., LALOR, K., & the OzFoodNet Working Group
- Affiliations
- Australian National University (AU)
- Department of Health and Aged Care (AU)
- Queensland Health (AU)
- Department of Health and Human Services (AU)
- Corresponding author
- HALL, G. V.
- Venue
- Epidemiology and Infection
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2005-07-22
- Volume
- 134
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 111-118
- ISSN
- 0950-2688 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-4409
- PMC
- PMC2870359
- OpenAlex
- W1970157082
- Cited by
- 108
- References
- 2
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- FWCI
- 2.13
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Epidemiology and Infection (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Australian Government
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Keywords
- infectious gastroenteritis, incidence, seasonal variation, regional variation, demographic risk factors, socioeconomic status, health insurance, children, Australia
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Australia, Child, Child, Preschool, Demography, Female, Gastroenteritis, Health Surveys, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Insurance, Health, Male, Middle Aged, Seasons, Sex Factors, Social Class
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