Association between socioeconomic deprivation and incidence of infectious intestinal disease by pathogen and linked transmission route : An ecological analysis in the UK

Infectious intestinal disease (IID) studies conducted at different levels of the surveillance pyramid have found heterogeneity in the association of socioeconomic deprivation with illness. The aim of this study was to analyse the association between socioeconomic deprivation and incidence of IID by certain gastrointestinal pathogens reported to UKHSA. Data were extracted from 2015 to 2018 for Salmonella, Campylobacter, Shigella, Giardia species, and norovirus. Rates were calculated per 100,000 person-years by the index of multiple deprivation quintile, and an ecological analysis was conducted using univariant and multvariable regression models for each pathogen. Incidence of Campylobacter, and Giardia species decreased with increasing deprivation. Conversely, the incidence of norovirus, non-typhoidal Salmonella, Salmonella typhi/paratyphi, Shigella species increased with increasing deprivation. Multivariable analysis results showed that higher deprivation was significantly associated with higher odds of higher number of cases for Shigella flexneri, norovirus and S. typhi/paratyphi. Infections most associated with deprivation were those transmitted by person-to-person spread, and least associated were those transmitted by zoonotic contamination of the environment. Person-to-person transmission can be contained by implementing policies targeting over-crowding and poor hygiene. This approach is likely to be the most effective solution for the reduction of IID.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:151

Enthalten in:

Epidemiology and infection - 151(2023) vom: 14. Juni, Seite e109

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Buczkowska, Matylda [VerfasserIn]
Butt, Saira [VerfasserIn]
Jenkins, Claire [VerfasserIn]
Hungerford, Dan [VerfasserIn]
Hawker, Jeremy [VerfasserIn]
Verlander, Neville Q [VerfasserIn]
O'Connell, Anne-Marie [VerfasserIn]
Byrne, Lisa [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Deprivation
Ecological analysis
Gastrointestinal disease
Incidence
Inequalities
Infectious intestinal disease
Journal Article
Laboratory data
Surveillance
Transmission route

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 23.07.2023

Date Revised 16.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1017/S0950268823000869

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358152518