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The hidden factors of regional prevalence of intussusception in children under two years: Interdisciplinary examination using exploratory geostatistical analysis

“…Both developed and developing countries carry a large burden of pediatric intussusception (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6).…”

“…Epidemiological studies conducted so far highlighted the variation in regional prevalence of the intussusception in children for example in India i.e. 17.7 (95% CI: 5.9,41.4) in north India to 254 (95% CI: 5.9, 41.4) cases per 100,000 child years in south India (2,3,15,21,22). However measurement of the true incidence, prevalence and epidemiological understanding of this disease is still constrained.…”

“…The objectives of this article was: (1) to document the geospatial distribution of the hospital con rmed serious intussusception cases in children; (2) to examine statistically signi cant clustering of the cases; and (3) to assess the potential reasons behind the existing pattern. Study area: Data were collected from 23 nationally representative tertiary care hospitals (mix of public and private) from four regions of India (North-5 sites, 3 public and 2 private; South-8 sites, 3 public and 5 private; East-7 sites, 6 public and 1 private; and West-3 sites, 2 public and 1 private) selected through a systematic process (Supplementary Fig.…”