Imported malaria in the UK, 2005 to 2016: Estimates from primary care electronic health records.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate trends in the incidence of imported malaria in the UK between 2005 and 2016.

Design

Analysis of longitudinal electronic health records (EHRs) in The Health Improvement Network (THIN) primary care database.

Setting

UK primary care.

Participants

In total, we examined 12,349,003 individuals aged 0 to 99 years.

Outcome measure

The rate of malaria recordings in THIN was calculated per year between 2005 and 2016. Rate ratios exploring differences by age, sex, location of general practice, socioeconomic status and ethnicity were estimated using multivariable Poisson regression.

Results

A total of 1,474 individuals with a first diagnosis of malaria were identified in THIN between 2005 and 2016. The incidence of recorded malaria fo

SUBMITTER: Bastaki H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6312224 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature