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- Title
Impact of Rurality, Broiler Operations, and Community Socioeconomic Factors on the Risk of Campylobacteriosis in Maryland.
- Authors
Zappe Pasturel, Barbara; Cruz-Cano, Raul; Rosenberg Goldstein, Rachel E.; Palmer, Amanda; Blythe, David; Ryan, Patricia; Hogan, Brenna; Jung, Carrianne; Joseph, Sam W.; Min Qi Wang; Mei-Ling Ting Lee; Puett, Robin; Sapkota, Amy R.
- Abstract
Objectives. We evaluated the combined impact of community-level environmental and socioeconomic factors on the risk of campylobacteriosis. Methods. We obtained Campylobacter case data (2002-2010; n = 3694) from the Maryland Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network. We obtained community-level socioeconomic and environmental data from the 2000 US Census and the 2007 US Census of Agriculture. We linked data by zip code. We derived incidence rate ratios by Poisson regressions. We mapped a subset of zip code-level characteristics. Results. In zip codes that were 100% rural, incidence rate ratios (IRRs) of campylobacteriosis were 6 times (IRR = 6.18; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.19, 11.97) greater than those in urban zip codes. In zip codes with broiler chicken operations, incidence rates were 1.45 times greater than those in zip codes without broilers (IRR = 1.45; 95% CI = 1.34, 1.58). We also observed higher rates in zip codes whose populations were predominantly White and had high median incomes. Conclusions. The community and environment in which one lives may significantly influence the risk of campylobacteriosis.
- Subjects
MARYLAND; CAMPYLOBACTER infections; CENSUS; CONFIDENCE intervals; COOKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC information systems; MAPS; RESEARCH methodology; POISSON distribution; POULTRY; PUBLIC health surveillance; RESEARCH funding; RURAL population; DATA analysis; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; SOCIAL context; DISEASE incidence; RETROSPECTIVE studies; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2013, Vol 103, Issue 12, p2267
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2013.301338