Factors affecting streptococcal colonization among children in selected areas of Alaska.

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• Alternative Title:
  Public Health Rep
• Personal Author:
  Brant, L J ; Bender, T R ; Marnell, R W
• Description:
  The epidemiology of streptococcal disease affecting 706 Alaskan Eskimo children was investigated by analysis of data on throat cultures obtained during a long-term surveillance program begun in 1971. A binary variable multiple-regression model was used to study the association between streptococcal colonization of these children and six potential risk factors: age, sex, number of children in household, region, health-aide rating, and colonization rate for each child the previous year. Factors found to be significantly associated with streptococcal colonization included age, past colonization, competence of local health-aide in providing care, and health-care region. Age varied most in the standardized colonization ratio (percentage of corresponding adjusted rate to overall crude colonization rate), ranging from 122 percent for children 3--6 years old to 67 percent for children 13--18 years old. The number of children in over-crowded homes and a child's sex were not apparently important. The method of analysis can be used to provide health-care planners with a simple means of identifying potentially important areas of concern for planning effective and economical health-care strategy.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Child Child, Preschool Epidemiologic Methods Female Humans Inuit Male Pharynx Regression Analysis Rheumatic Heart Disease Risk Streptococcal Infections Time Factors\

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• Source:
  Public Health Rep. 97(5):460-464
• Pubmed ID:
  7122823
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMCnull
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska
• Volume:
  97
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Public Health Reports
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2219fd3166ad6a61ec2d13852afccbf8ff8945f8406d125f30e65e3828404929
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/65904/cdc_65904_DS1.pdf
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