Can risk factors for infectious illnesses in children at day care centres be identified?
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ftlandspitaliuni:oai:www.hirsla.lsh.is:2336/237954 2023-05-15T16:51:28+02:00 Can risk factors for infectious illnesses in children at day care centres be identified? Gudnason, Thorolfur Hrafnkelsson, Birgir Laxdal, Brynja Kristinsson, Karl G Landspitali University Hospital, Directorate of Health 2012-08-09 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/237954 https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2011.599331 en eng http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2011.599331 Scand. J. Infect. Dis. 2012, 44(2):149-56 1651-1980 21867471 doi:10.3109/00365548.2011.599331 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/237954 Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases Archived with thanks to Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases Landspitali Access - LSH-aðgangur Aging Child Child Day Care Centers Preschool Communicable Diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Iceland Logistic Models Male Risk Factors Seasons Superior Sagittal Sinus Time Factors Article Sýklafr 2012 ftlandspitaliuni https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2011.599331 2022-05-29T08:21:49Z To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field. BACKGROUND: The risk factors for febrile, respiratory, and gastrointestinal illnesses in preschool children at day care centres have not been adequately identified and may differ between countries. METHODS: In this repeated cross-sectional and longitudinal study of children at day care centres, we analyzed various potential risk factors for infectious illnesses using a mixed effect hierarchical Poisson regression model. The results of the analyses and the incidence rates of these illnesses are reported herein. RESULTS: The study lasted 2.5 y (2000-2003) and was divided into five 6-month periods (seasons). Nine hundred and seventeen children participated, and their mean age within each season was 3.6-4.1 y. The only consistent risk factors identified were young age and winter season. No consistent risk factors at the day care centres (facilities or hygiene practices) were identified. The incidences of the febrile, respiratory, and gastrointestinal illnesses varied significantly between seasons (winter/summer) and between age groups. CONCLUSIONS: Risk factors of infectious illnesses are difficult to identify and because they may vary between countries, international recommendations on expensive intervention strategies are not justifiable. Rates of respiratory illnesses in Icelandic preschool children appear higher than in other countries, but rates of gastrointestinal illnesses lower. European Commission QLK2-CT-2000-01020 European Resistance and Intervention Study (EURIS) Icelandic Centre for Research (RANNIS) Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Hirsla - Landspítali University Hospital research archive Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases 44 2 149 156 |
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To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field. BACKGROUND: The risk factors for febrile, respiratory, and gastrointestinal illnesses in preschool children at day care centres have not been adequately identified and may differ between countries. METHODS: In this repeated cross-sectional and longitudinal study of children at day care centres, we analyzed various potential risk factors for infectious illnesses using a mixed effect hierarchical Poisson regression model. The results of the analyses and the incidence rates of these illnesses are reported herein. RESULTS: The study lasted 2.5 y (2000-2003) and was divided into five 6-month periods (seasons). Nine hundred and seventeen children participated, and their mean age within each season was 3.6-4.1 y. The only consistent risk factors identified were young age and winter season. No consistent risk factors at the day care centres (facilities or hygiene practices) were identified. The incidences of the febrile, respiratory, and gastrointestinal illnesses varied significantly between seasons (winter/summer) and between age groups. CONCLUSIONS: Risk factors of infectious illnesses are difficult to identify and because they may vary between countries, international recommendations on expensive intervention strategies are not justifiable. Rates of respiratory illnesses in Icelandic preschool children appear higher than in other countries, but rates of gastrointestinal illnesses lower. European Commission QLK2-CT-2000-01020 European Resistance and Intervention Study (EURIS) Icelandic Centre for Research (RANNIS) |
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Can risk factors for infectious illnesses in children at day care centres be identified? |
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Can risk factors for infectious illnesses in children at day care centres be identified? |
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