The Risk of Reported Cryptosporidiosis in Children Aged <5 Years in Australia is Highest in Very Remote Regions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15515102 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aparna Lal (0000-0001-7062-1468, Australian National University, corresponding author), Emily Fearnley (Australian National University), Martyn Kirk (0000-0001-5432-5984, Australian National University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 11815-11828 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph120911815 |
| PMID | 26393636 |
| OpenAlex | W1932566913 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 51 |
The incidence of cryptosporidiosis is highest in children <5 years, yet little is known about disease patterns across urban and rural areas of Australia. In this study, we examine whether the risk of reported cryptosporidiosis in children <5 years varies across an urban-rural gradient, after controlling for season and gender. Using Australian data on reported cryptosporidiosis from 2001 to 2012, we spatially linked disease data to an index of geographic remoteness to examine the geographic variation in cryptosporidiosis risk using negative binomial regression. The Incidence Risk Ratio (IRR) of reported cryptosporidiosis was higher in inner regional (IRR 1.4 95% CI 1.2-1.7, p < 0.001), and outer regional areas (IRR 2.4 95% CI 2.2-2.9, p < 0.001), and in remote (IRR 5.2 95% CI 4.3-6.2, p < 0.001) and very remote (IRR 8.2 95% CI 6.9-9.8, p < 0.001) areas, compared to major cities. A linear test for trend showed a statistically significant trend with increasing remoteness. Remote communities need to be a priority for future targeted health promotion and disease prevention interventions to reduce cryptosporidiosis in children <5 years
Environmental health · Geography · Incidence (geometry · Negative binomial distribution · Population · Psychological intervention · Rate ratio · Rural area · Amoebic Infections and Treatments · Demography · Dermatological diseases and infestations · Medicine · Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |