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- Title
Magnitude and distribution of acute, self-reported gastrointestinal illness in a Canadian community.
- Authors
S. E. MAJOWICZ; K. DORÉ; J. A. FLINT; V. L. EDGE; S. READ; M. C. BUFFETT; S. McEWEN; W. B. McNAB; D. STACEY
- Abstract
To estimate the magnitude and distribution of self-reported, acute gastrointestinal illness in a Canadian-based population, we conducted a retrospective, cross-sectional telephone survey of approximately 3500 randomly selected residents of the city of Hamilton (Ontario, Canada) from February 2001 to February 2002. The observed monthly prevalence was 10% (95% CI 9·9410·14) and the incidence rate was 1·3 (95% CI 1·11·4) episodes per person-year; this is within the range of estimates from other developed countries. The prevalence was higher in females and in those aged <10 years and 2024 years. Overall, prevalence peaked in April and October, but a different temporal distribution was observed for those aged <10 years. Although these data were derived from one community, they demonstrate that the epidemiology of acute gastrointestinal illness in a Canadian-based population is similar to that reported for other developed countries.
- Subjects
CANADA; GASTROINTESTINAL diseases; TELEPHONE surveys; EPIDEMIOLOGY; WOMEN
- Publication
Epidemiology & Infection, 2004, Vol 132, Issue 4, p607
- ISSN
0950-2688
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/s0950268804002353