A scoping review of modifiable and behavioural drivers of infectious gastroenteritis among children in high-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, gastroenteritis (GE) significantly impacts children's health and contributes to societal, economic, and health burdens. Previous studies reporting risk factors of GE in children in high-income settings mainly rely on outbreak investigations, which inherently capture only a fractional representation of the overall spectrum of GE occurrences. In addition, there is paucity of comprehensive information pertaining to modifiable risk factors of GE. This scoping review aims to synthesize existing evidence concerning modifiable and behavioural risk factors associated with GE among children in high-income countries.

Methods

PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and Scopus were the databases from which articles were retrieved. A descriptive synthesis of the evidence was perform

SUBMITTER: Abate MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11367931 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature