Population-based estimate of the burden of acute gastrointestinal illness in Jiangsu province, China, 2010–2011

To determine the burden and distribution of acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) in the population, a cross-sectional, monthly face-to-face survey of 10 959 residents was conducted in Jiangsu province between July 2010 and June 2011. The adjusted monthly prevalence was 4·7% with 0·63 AGI episodes/pe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Epidemiology and infection 2013-05, Vol.141 (5), p.944-952
Hauptverfasser:	ZHOU, Y. J., DAI, Y., YUAN, B. J., ZHEN, S. Q., TANG, Z., WU, G. L., WANG, Y., ZHOU, M. H., CHEN, Y.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Adusted gross income Aged Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Children China - epidemiology Cost of Illness Data Collection Diarrhea Disease prevention Diseases Epidemiology Female Food Contamination Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gastroenteritis Gastrointestinal diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases - epidemiology Hospitals Households Humans Illnesses Industrialized nations Infant Infant, Newborn Infections Interviews Male Microbiology Middle Aged Mortality Original Papers Polls & surveys Population estimates Population Surveillance Population-based studies Questionnaires Regression analysis Response rates Schools Surveillance Symptomatology Time Factors Variance analysis Vomiting Work Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	To determine the burden and distribution of acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) in the population, a cross-sectional, monthly face-to-face survey of 10 959 residents was conducted in Jiangsu province between July 2010 and June 2011. The adjusted monthly prevalence was 4·7% with 0·63 AGI episodes/person per year. The prevalence was the highest in children aged
ISSN:	0950-2688 1469-4409
DOI:	10.1017/S0950268812001331