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| dc.contributor.author | Gauci, Charmaine | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Gilles, Herbert M. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | O’Brien, Sarah J. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Mamo, Julian | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Stabile, Isabel | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Ruggeri, Franco Maria | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Gatt, Anthony B. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Calleja, Neville | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Spiteri, Gianfranco | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-05-24T14:49:01Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2018-05-24T14:49:01Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | Gauci, C., Gilles, H., O'brien, S., Mamo, J., Stabile, I., Ruggeri, F. M., ... & Spiteri, G. (2007). The magnitude and distribution of infectious intestinal disease in Malta: a population-based study. Epidemiology & Infection, 135(8), 1282-1289. | en_GB |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/30299 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | Routine sources of information on infectious intestinal disease (IID) capture a fraction of the actual disease burden. Population studies are required to measure the burden of illness. A retrospective age-stratified cross-sectional telephone study was carried out in Malta in order to estimate the magnitude and distribution of IID at population level. A random sample of 3504 persons was interviewed by a structured questionnaire between April 2004 and December 2005. The response rate was 99. 7%. From the study, the observed standardized monthly prevalence was 3. 18% (95% CI 0. 7–5. 74) with 0. 421 (95% CI 0. 092–0. 771) episodes of IID per person per year. The monthly prevalence was higher in the <5 years age group and in females aged 31–44 years. The mean duration of illness was 6. 8 days and a median duration of 3 days. A bimodal seasonal distribution was observed with peaks in June–July and October–November. | en_GB |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
| dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press | en_GB |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
| dc.subject | Intestines -- Diseases -- Malta | en_GB |
| dc.subject | Infection -- Etiology | en_GB |
| dc.subject | Epidemiology -- Research -- Malta | en_GB |
| dc.subject | Communicable diseases -- Malta | en_GB |
| dc.title | The magnitude and distribution of infectious intestinal disease in Malta : a population-based study | en_GB |
| dc.type | article | en_GB |
| dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder | en_GB |
| dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S0950268806007795 | - |
| dc.publication.title | Epidemiology & Infection | en_GB |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SAna | |
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