Dataset Information

Burden of respiratory infections and otitis media in the Inuit population of Nunavik, Quebec, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respiratory infections are a major health problem in the Inuit population of Nunavik, province of Quebec, Canada.

Objectives

A study was undertaken to assess the burden of lower (LRTI) and upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) and otitis media (OM) and to explore some of their determinants including the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) status.

Methods

The reference population includes children less than 5 years of age born in 1994-2010 and a sample of 825 children was selected for this study. Outpatient medical records were reviewed. Visits with a diagnosis of LRTI, URTI and OM were extracted. Univariate and multivariate statistical analyses were performed to identify predictors of disease risk.