Statistical inference in Epidemiology : Analysis of Gastro-intestinal disease in day-nurseries
| Author | Al-Mannai, Mariam Ahmad. | |
|---|---|---|
| metadata.dc.contributor.department | University of Salford | |
| metadata.dc.date.accessioned | 2026-09-20T15:53:33Z | |
| Publication date | 1998 | |
| Degree level | Doctoral | |
| Abstract | Abstract : This study was aimed at giving a picture of gastro-enteritis among children in the community as opposed to in hospital, and also studying the main agents of infection and the amount of asymptomatic carriage of disease. A follow-up study of a one-year period was conducted in two different day nursery schools in a socially deprived area of Greater Manchester. A total of one hundred and sixty-seven children were en- rolled in the study. Faecal specimens were collected fortnightly from the children and were tested for certain agents of infection. Three dif- ferent types of microorganisms and twenty-one agents were isolated. Presence of any symptoms of illness was recorded. Demographic in- formation on the children and their families was also acquired. A set of simple statistical analyses were conducted on the data such as cal- culation of means and standard deviations of the number of times each agent was isolated per child or an episode of a particular symptom was reported. Correlation coefficients between the number of times each agent was isolated per child and occurrence of symptoms were also cal- culated. Further comprehensive statistical analyses such as fitting lo- gistic regression models and survival analysis were also conducted. This was aimed at estimating the attributable fraction of gastro-intestinal disease due to different agents, the force of infection and the basic re- productive rate Ro, where feasible. This study was useful in two ways . in gaining an understanding of the causes of childhood diarrhoea in the community; and | |
| metadata.dc.identifier.other | Drupal node 4494 | |
| metadata.dc.identifier.other | https://digitalrepository.uob.edu.bh/en/dar/statistical-inference-epidemiology-analysis-gastro-intestinal-disease-day-nurseries-0 | |
| metadata.dc.identifier.uri | http://165.227.56.122/handle/123456789/7482 | |
| Language | en | |
| Link | https://digitalrepository.uob.edu.bh/en/_flysystem/fedora/2025-09/001948_statistical_inference_in_epidemiology_-_analysis_of_gastro-intestinal_disease_in_day-nurseries.pdf | |
| Subject | Epidemiology--Statistical methods | |
| Subject | Gastrointestinal Disease | |
| Title | Statistical inference in Epidemiology : Analysis of Gastro-intestinal disease in day-nurseries | |
| Type | Doctoral Dissertation |
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