2010
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v28i2.4885
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Burden of Acute Gastrointestinal Illness in Gálvez, Argentina, 2007

Abstract: This study evaluated the magnitude and distribution of acute gastrointestinal illness (GI) in Gálvez, Argentina, and assessed the outcome of a seven-day versus 30-day recall period in survey methodology. A cross-sectional population survey, with either a seven-day or a 30-day retrospective recall period, was conducted through door-to-door visits to randomly-selected residents during the ‘high’ and the ‘low’ seasons of GI in the community. Comparisons were made between the annual incidence rates obtained using … Show more

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“…Several countries have conducted population-based studies on acute diarrhoea to estimate its magnitude and frequency (7-21). In Malaysia (Fig.), while data captured through the public-health surveillance and hospital surveillance systems exist, most studies concentrated on acute diarrhoea among children (22-25).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Several countries have conducted population-based studies on acute diarrhoea to estimate its magnitude and frequency (7-21). In Malaysia (Fig.), while data captured through the public-health surveillance and hospital surveillance systems exist, most studies concentrated on acute diarrhoea among children (22-25).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Neben der verwendeten Falldefi nition haben auch der Studientyp (prospektive Kohortenstudien oder retrospektive Surveys) und -f ü r retrospektive Surveys -die Dauer des abgefragten Zeitraums (recall period) einen Einfl uss auf die gesch ä tzte Inzidenz akuter Gastroenteritiden. In prospektiven Kohortenstudien wurden niedrigere AGE-Inzidenzen gesch ä tzt als in retrospektiven Surveys[1,3] . Diese Diskrepanz wurde auf einen Recall Bias zur ü ckgef ü hrt, aufgrund dessen die Studienteilnehmer l ä nger zur ü ckliegende Ereignisse irrt ü mlich in den abgefragten Zeitraum verlegen (telescoping).…”
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“…aus retrospektiven Kohortenstudien, in denen 7-Tages-Zeitr ä ume und 1-Monats-Zeitr ä ume abgefragt wurden [3,19] . K ü rzere Zeitr ä ume f ü hrten hier zu deutlich h ö heren Sch ä tzwerten als l ä ngere Zeitr ä ume.…”
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