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Article: Acute gastroenteritis in Hong Kong: A population-based telephone survey

TitleAcute gastroenteritis in Hong Kong: A population-based telephone survey
Authors
KeywordsEstimating
Gastroenteritis
Gastrointestinal infections
Hygiene - food
Infectious disease epidemiology
Prevalence of disease
Issue Date2010
PublisherCambridge University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=HYG
Citation
Epidemiology And Infection, 2010, v. 138 n. 7, p. 982-991 How to Cite?
AbstractA population-based telephone survey of acute gastroenteritis (AG) was conducted in Hong Kong from August 2006 to July 2007. Study subjects were recruited through random digit-dialling with recruitments evenly distributed weekly over the 1-year period. In total, 3743 completed questionnaires were obtained. An AG episode is defined as diarrhoea 3 times or any vomiting in a 24-h period during the 4 weeks prior to interview, in the absence of known non-infectious causes. The prevalence of AG reporting was 7%. An overall rate of 091 (95% CI 081-101) episodes per person-year was observed with women having a slightly higher rate (094, 95% CI 079-108) than men (088, 95% CI 073-104). The mean duration of illness was 36 days (s.d.=552). Thirty-nine percent consulted a physician, 19% submitted a stool sample for testing, and 26% were admitted to hospital. Of the subjects aged 15 ≥ years, significantly more of those with AG reported eating raw oysters (OR 24, 95% CI 13-44), buffet meals (OR 18, 95% CI 13-25), and partially cooked beef (OR 18, 95% CI 12-27) in the previous 4 weeks compared to the subjects who did not report AG. AG subjects were also more likely to have had hot pot, salad, partially cooked or raw egg or fish, sushi, sashimi, and snacks bought at roadside in the previous 4 weeks. This first population-based study on the disease burden of AG in Asia showed that the prevalence of AG in Hong Kong is comparable to that experienced in the West. The study also revealed some risky eating practices that are more prevalent in those affected with AG. Copyright © 2009 Cambridge University Press.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/130077
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.5
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.830
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Funding AgencyGrant Number
Food and Health Bureau
Funding Information:

This study was supported by Food and Health Bureau through the Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases.

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dc.contributor.authorHo, SCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChau, PHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFung, PKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorSham, Aen_HK
dc.contributor.authorNelson, EAen_HK
dc.contributor.authorSung, Jen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-12-23T08:46:36Z-
dc.date.available2010-12-23T08:46:36Z-
dc.date.issued2010en_HK
dc.identifier.citationEpidemiology And Infection, 2010, v. 138 n. 7, p. 982-991en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0950-2688en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/130077-
dc.description.abstractA population-based telephone survey of acute gastroenteritis (AG) was conducted in Hong Kong from August 2006 to July 2007. Study subjects were recruited through random digit-dialling with recruitments evenly distributed weekly over the 1-year period. In total, 3743 completed questionnaires were obtained. An AG episode is defined as diarrhoea 3 times or any vomiting in a 24-h period during the 4 weeks prior to interview, in the absence of known non-infectious causes. The prevalence of AG reporting was 7%. An overall rate of 091 (95% CI 081-101) episodes per person-year was observed with women having a slightly higher rate (094, 95% CI 079-108) than men (088, 95% CI 073-104). The mean duration of illness was 36 days (s.d.=552). Thirty-nine percent consulted a physician, 19% submitted a stool sample for testing, and 26% were admitted to hospital. Of the subjects aged 15 ≥ years, significantly more of those with AG reported eating raw oysters (OR 24, 95% CI 13-44), buffet meals (OR 18, 95% CI 13-25), and partially cooked beef (OR 18, 95% CI 12-27) in the previous 4 weeks compared to the subjects who did not report AG. AG subjects were also more likely to have had hot pot, salad, partially cooked or raw egg or fish, sushi, sashimi, and snacks bought at roadside in the previous 4 weeks. This first population-based study on the disease burden of AG in Asia showed that the prevalence of AG in Hong Kong is comparable to that experienced in the West. The study also revealed some risky eating practices that are more prevalent in those affected with AG. Copyright © 2009 Cambridge University Press.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherCambridge University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=HYGen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofEpidemiology and Infectionen_HK
dc.rightsEpidemiology and Infection . Copyright © Cambridge University Press.-
dc.subjectEstimatingen_HK
dc.subjectGastroenteritisen_HK
dc.subjectGastrointestinal infectionsen_HK
dc.subjectHygiene - fooden_HK
dc.subjectInfectious disease epidemiologyen_HK
dc.subjectPrevalence of diseaseen_HK
dc.subject.meshAcute Disease-
dc.subject.meshAdolescent-
dc.subject.meshAdult-
dc.subject.meshGastroenteritis - epidemiology-
dc.subject.meshPopulation Surveillance-
dc.titleAcute gastroenteritis in Hong Kong: A population-based telephone surveyen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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