The raw oyster consumer--a risk taker? Use of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
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.
Klontz
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KC
Division of Field Services, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA.
Desenclos
J C
JC
Wolfe
L E
LE
Hoecherl
S A
SA
Roberts
C
C
Gunn
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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