A study of infectious intestinal disease in England: risk factors associated with group A rotavirus in children
- 1 February 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Epidemiology and Infection
- Vol. 126 (1) , 63-70
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0950268801005088
Abstract
Objective: To identify risk factors for infectious intestinal disease (IID) due to rotavirus group A in children aged under 16 years.Methods: Case-control study of cases of IID with rotavirus infection presenting to general practitioners (GPs) or occurring in community cohorts, and matched controls.Results: There were 139 matched pairs. In children under 16 years the following risk factors were significantly associated with rotavirus IID: living in rented council housing (adjusted OR=3·78, P=0·022), accommodation with more than five rooms (OR=0·72, P=0·002), contact with someone ill with IID (OR=3·45, PPConclusions: Contact with persons with IID, living in rented council housing and accommodation with fewer rooms, were significant risk factors for sporadic rotavirus IID in children whereas breast feeding is protective in infants.Keywords
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