TY - JOUR
T1 - Frequency of infectious gastrointestinal illness in Australia, 2002
T2 - Regional, seasonal and demographic variation
AU - Hall, Gillian V.
AU - Kirk, M. D.
AU - Ashbolt, R.
AU - Stafford, R.
AU - Lalor, K.
AU - Bell, Robert
AU - Combs, Barry
AU - Crerar, Scott
AU - Dalton, Craíg B.
AU - Dempsey, Karen
AU - Givney, Rod
AU - Gregory, Joy
AU - Hardy, Brigid
AU - Hogg, Geoff
AU - Li, Janet
AU - Merritt, Tony
AU - McKay, Ian
AU - Millard, Geoff
AU - Mwanri, Lillian
AU - Musto, Jennie
AU - Neville, Leonie
AU - Raupach, Jane
AU - Roche, Paul
AU - Sarna, Mohinder
AU - Shadbolt, Craig
AU - Tomaska, Nola
AU - Unicomb, Leanne
AU - Yohannes, Kefle
AU - Williams, Craig
AU - Williams, Jenny
PY - 2006/2
Y1 - 2006/2
N2 - To estimate the frequency of infectious gastroenteritis across Australia, and to identify risk factors, we conducted a national telephone survey of 6087 randomly selected respondents in 2001-2002. The case definition was three or more loose stools and/or two or more vomits in a 24-hour period in the last 4 weeks, with adjustment to exclude non-infectious causes and symptoms secondary to a respiratory infection. Frequency data were weighted to the Australian population. Multivariate logistic regression was used to assess potential risk factors including season, region, demographic and socioeconomic status. Among contacted individuals, 67% responded. The case definition applied to 7% of respondents (450/6087) which extrapolates to 17.2 million (95% CI 14.5-19.9 million) cases of gastroenteritis in Australia in one year, or 0.92 (95% CI 0.77-1.06) cases/ person per year. In the multivariate model, the odds of having gastroenteritis were increased in summer and in the warmest state, in young children, females, those with higher socioeconomic status and those without health insurance.
AB - To estimate the frequency of infectious gastroenteritis across Australia, and to identify risk factors, we conducted a national telephone survey of 6087 randomly selected respondents in 2001-2002. The case definition was three or more loose stools and/or two or more vomits in a 24-hour period in the last 4 weeks, with adjustment to exclude non-infectious causes and symptoms secondary to a respiratory infection. Frequency data were weighted to the Australian population. Multivariate logistic regression was used to assess potential risk factors including season, region, demographic and socioeconomic status. Among contacted individuals, 67% responded. The case definition applied to 7% of respondents (450/6087) which extrapolates to 17.2 million (95% CI 14.5-19.9 million) cases of gastroenteritis in Australia in one year, or 0.92 (95% CI 0.77-1.06) cases/ person per year. In the multivariate model, the odds of having gastroenteritis were increased in summer and in the warmest state, in young children, females, those with higher socioeconomic status and those without health insurance.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0950268805004656
DO - 10.1017/S0950268805004656
M3 - Article
SN - 0950-2688
VL - 134
SP - 111
EP - 118
JO - Epidemiology and Infection
JF - Epidemiology and Infection
IS - 1
ER -