title: The raw oyster consumer--a risk taker? Use of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
abstract: We used the 1988 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in Florida to determine the prevalence of consumption of raw oysters, a vehicle implicated in the transmission of several pathogens. One-third of survey respondents reported ever eating raw oysters. The prevalence was higher for persons 18-49 years old and for males, and, when controlled for age and sex, for persons who reported being cigarette smokers or acute or chronic alcohol drinkers, and driving while intoxicated.
authors.affiliation: Division of Field Services, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Klontz
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Desenclos
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Wolfe
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hoecherl
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Gunn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004435:Eating; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010125:Ostreidae; D015995:Prevalence; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors