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ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2022

Incidence Rate and Risk Factors Associated with Travelers' Diarrhea in International Travelers Departing from Utah, USA.

Valerie Fernandez, Sharia M Ahmed, Michael C Graves, Melissa A Pender, Holly Shoemaker, Holly Birich, Jakrapun Pupaibool, L Scott Benson, Daniel T Leung

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Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Valerie FernandezDivision of Infectious Disease, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Sharia M AhmedDivision of Infectious Disease, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Michael C GravesDivision of Infectious Disease, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Melissa A PenderDivision of Infectious Disease, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Holly ShoemakerDivision of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Holly BirichSalt Lake County Health Department, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Jakrapun PupaiboolDivision of Infectious Disease, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.
L Scott BensonDivision of Public Health, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Daniel T LeungDivision of Infectious Disease, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.
University of Utah · USLake County · US

Funding

Training Program in Microbial PathogenesisT32AI055434 · NIAID · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI MULVEY, MATTHEW A, PLANELLES, VICENTE · 2004 to 2025
$6.0M
Development of clinical decision tools for management of diarrhea of children in high and low resource settingsR01AI135114 · NIAID · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI LEUNG, DANIEL TED · 2018 to 2025
$4.0M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI135114NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI055434
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite knowledge on the causes and prevention strategies for travelers' diarrhea (TD), it continues to be one of the most common illnesses experienced by U.S. international travelers. However, studies of risk factors associated with TD among U.S. travelers are limited. In this study, we aimed to determine the incidence rate of TD, the proportion of travelers who experience TD, and to identify risk factors associated with TD. In this cross-sectional study, we collected and analyzed data from anonymous posttravel questionnaires submitted by international travelers recruited during their pretravel visit at two travel clinics in Salt Lake City, Utah, from October 2016 to March 2020. Of 571 travelers who completed posttravel surveys, 484 (85%) answered the TD question, of which 111 (23%) reported TD, for an incidence rate of 1.1 episodes per 100 travel-days (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.9-1.4). In a multivariable model, visiting Southeast Asian (odds ratio [OR]: 2.60; 95% CI: 1.45-4.72) and African (OR: 2.06; 95% CI: 1.09-3.93]) WHO regions, having 10 or more individuals in the group (OR: 3.91; 95% CI: 1.50-11.32]), longer trip duration (OR: 1.01; 95% CI: 1.00-1.02), visiting both urban and rural destinations (OR: 1.94; 95% CI: 1.01-3.90), and taking medications/supplements to prevent TD (OR: 2.74; 95% CI: 1.69-4.47) were statistically significantly associated with increased odds of reporting TD. TD continues to be common in international travelers from the United States. Our findings provide insights regarding travelers' behaviors regarding TD in international travelers from high-income countries and shows the need for additional research into prevention strategies for travelers' diarrhea.

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DysenteryTravelCross-Sectional StudiesDiarrheaHumansIncidenceRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesUtah

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PMID35970286
PMCPMC9651512
OpenAlexW4291901870

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