Family income and exposure to norovirus in childhood: Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Children from low income families are at greater risk of poorer health outcomes than their wealthier peers. Hospital admissions for children with gastroenteritis increase as deprivation increases. Noroviruses are responsible for 47-96% of outbreaks of acute paediatric gastroenteritis, and 5-36% of sporadic cases worldwide. However, evidence on the relationship between family income and childhood exposure to norovirus is still limited, with published studies pointing to conflicting results. This study explored the relationship between family income and early childhood exposure to norovirus in the United Kingdom using data from the Millennium Cohort Study linked to serological data. Exposure to norovirus was measured by the level of human norovirus-specific antibodies (titres) obtained from

SUBMITTER: Violato M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6698927 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature