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1800404

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-4-23
pubmed:abstractText
A review of the diarrhoeal disease literature reveals considerable variability in the definition of diarrhoeal episodes. The use of various definitions of diarrhoea and episodes leads to misclassification, affects the estimates of the disease burden in communities and reduces comparability of the findings from different studies. This study is an attempt to validate the definition of diarrhoeal episodes using prospectively collected community-based surveillance data. In comparative validation analyses, three or more loose stools or any number of loose stools containing blood in a 24-hour period seemed to be the best definition of diarrhoea. Three intervening diarrhoea-free days seemed to be the optimum to define a new episode. The implications of using differing definitions and the importance of using a validated definition are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0300-5771
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1057-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Methodological issues in diarrhoeal diseases epidemiology: definition of diarrhoeal episodes.
pubmed:affiliation
Community Health Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, (ICDDR,B), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't