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- Title
Healthcare Utilization Patterns for Acute Febrile Illness in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan: Results from the Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project.
- Authors
Andrews, Jason R; Vaidya, Krista; Saha, Shampa; Yousafzai, Mohammad Tahir; Hemlock, Caitlin; Longley, Ashley; Aiemjoy, Kristen; Yu, Alexander T; Bogoch, Isaac I; Tamrakar, Dipesh; Date, Kashmira; Saha, Samir K; Garrett, Denise O; Luby, Stephen P; Qamar, Farah
- Abstract
Background Characterizing healthcare-seeking patterns for acute febrile illness is critical for generating population-based enteric fever incidence estimates from facility-based surveillance data. Methods We used a hybrid model in the Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project (SEAP) to assess incidence of enteric fever at 6 study hospitals in 3 countries. We recruited individuals presenting to the hospitals and obtained blood cultures to evaluate for enteric fever. For this analysis, we undertook cluster random household surveys in Dhaka, Bangladesh (2 sites); Karachi, Pakistan; Kathmandu, Nepal; and Kavrepalanchok, Nepal between January 2017 and February 2019, to ascertain care-seeking behavior for individuals with 1) fever for ≥3 consecutive days within the past 8 weeks; or 2) fever resulting in hospitalization within the past year. We also collected data about disease severity and household demographics and assets. We used mixed-effect multivariable logistic regression models to identify determinants of healthcare seeking at study hospitals and determinants of culture-confirmed enteric fever. Results We enrolled 31 841 households (53 926 children) in Bangladesh, 25 510 households (84 196 children and adults) in Nepal, and 21 310 households (108 031 children and adults) in Pakistan. Children <5 years were most likely to be taken to the study hospitals for febrile illness at all sites. Household wealth was positively correlated with healthcare seeking in 4 of 5 study sites, and at least one marker of disease severity was positively associated with healthcare seeking in 3 of 5 catchment areas. Wealth and disease severity were variably predictive of blood culture-confirmed enteric fever. Conclusions Age, household wealth, and disease severity are important determinants of healthcare seeking for acute febrile illness and enteric fever risk in these communities, and should be incorporated into estimation models for enteric fever incidence.
- Subjects
BANGLADESH; NEPAL; PAKISTAN; AGE distribution; HELP-seeking behavior; HOSPITAL care; MEDICAL care use; PUBLIC health surveillance; STATISTICAL sampling; SURVEYS; TYPHOID fever; LOGISTIC regression analysis; ECONOMIC status; SEVERITY of illness index; HEALTH &; social status; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020, Vol 71, pS248
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/ciaa1321