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A population-based survey of the prevalence of self-reported acute gastrointestinal illness in Zhejiang Province, China

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  • Ji-Kai Wang
  • Yue He
  • Li-Li Chen
  • He-Xiang Zhang
  • Xiao-Juan Qi
  • Liang Sun
  • Shuang-Feng Zhang
  • Jiang Chen
  • Rong-Hua Zhang

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Acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) is a prevalent public health concern worldwide. This study investigated the magnitude, distribution and burden of self-reported AGI among residents of Zhejiang Province, China. A face-to-face household survey was conducted using a multi-stage stratified random sampling method in 10 counties in Zhejiang Province between July 2018 and June 2019. In total, 12,021 participants were recruited. The prevalence of AGI 28 days after standardization was 1.8% (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.6–2.1), with an incidence rate of 0.24 episodes of AGI per person-year and an estimated 14 million cases of AGI in Zhejiang Province. Univariate and multivariable analyses showed a higher AGI prevalence among people who performed housework and were unemployed in summer and autumn among respondents living in western or northern cities (p

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  • Ji-Kai Wang & Yue He & Li-Li Chen & He-Xiang Zhang & Xiao-Juan Qi & Liang Sun & Shuang-Feng Zhang & Jiang Chen & Rong-Hua Zhang, 2022. "A population-based survey of the prevalence of self-reported acute gastrointestinal illness in Zhejiang Province, China," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(5), pages 1-18, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0268717
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268717
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