Healthcare use for acute gastrointestinal illness in two Inuit communities: Rigolet and Iqaluit, Canada

• Main Authors: Harper, SL, Edge, VL, Ford, J, Thomas, MK, Pearl, D, Shirley, J, IHACC, RICG, McEwen, SA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Open 2015
• Subjects: Nunavut; Canada; Rigolet; Circumpolar Health; International Journal of Circumpolar Health; inuit; Iqaluit
• Online Access: https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/122991/; https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/122991/1/Healthcare%20use%20for%20acute%20gastrointestinal%20illness%20in%20two%20Inuit%20communities%3A%20Rigolet%20and%20Iqaluit,%20Canada.pdf

Background. The incidence of self-reported acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, and Iqaluit, Nunavut, is higher than reported elsewhere in Canada; as such, understanding AGI-related healthcare use is important for healthcare provision, public health practice and surveillance...