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- Title
Burden of acute gastroenteritis and healthcare-seeking behaviour in France: a population-based study.
- Authors
VAN CAUTEREN, D.; De VALK, H.; VAUX, S.; Le STRAT, Y.; VAILLANT, V.
- Abstract
In France surveillance underestimates the true burden of acute gastroenteritis (AG). We conducted a population-based, retrospective cross-sectional telephone survey between May 2009 and April 2010 in order to obtain more accurate estimates of the incidence and the burden of AG and to describe healthcare-seeking behaviour for AG. Of the 10 080 persons included in the survey, 260 respondents reported 263 episodes of AG. The incidence rate of AG was estimated at 0·33 cases/person-year (95% CI 0·28–0·37). It was highest in children aged <5 years and declined with age. Thirty-three percent (95% CI 27–40) of the AG cases consulted a physician and 76% (95% CI 70–82) used medication. Our results indicate that there are more than 21 million episodes of AG each year in France. These results allow a more accurate interpretation of the data derived from existing AG surveillance systems.
- Subjects
FRANCE; GASTROENTERITIS; MEDICAL care; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PUBLIC health surveillance; ALIMENTARY canal inflammation; SURVEYS
- Publication
Epidemiology & Infection, 2012, Vol 140, Issue 4, p697
- ISSN
0950-2688
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0950268811000999