THE RAW OYSTER CONSUMER—A RISK TAKER? USE OF THE BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
- 1 November 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Epidemiology
- Vol. 2 (6) , 437-439
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00001648-199111000-00008
Abstract
We used the 1988 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in Florida to determine the prevalence of consumption of raw oysters, a vehicle implicated in the transmission of several pathogens. One-third of survey respondents reported ever eating raw oysters. The prevalence was higher for persons 18–49 years old and for males, and, when controlled for age and sex, for persons who reported being cigarette smokers or acute or chronic alcohol drinkers, and driving while intoxicated.Keywords
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