title: [Infectious intestinal morbidity in Russia].
abstract: Retrospective epidemiological analysis of the incidence of viral hepatitis A, Sonne and Flexner (bacillary) dysenteries, and rotavirus infection in different regions of Russia for the period of 2003-2008 revealed common and distinct features in the epidemic process of these conditions. All of them proved more widespread among children than in adults. Their distribution over the country's territory is highly nonuniform. The incidence among population at large and children under 14 is proportional to the fraction of such children. Correlation analysis confirmed significant dependence of morbidity level on the fraction of children under 14 years in the general population structure (r = 0.3-0.8). The strongest dependence was documented for viral hepatitis A (r = 0.5-0.7, p < 0.05) and rotavirus infection (r = 0.5-0.8, p < 0.05). It is concluded that the incidence of various intestinal infections is influenced not only by sanitary and hygienic conditions at a given territory but also by demographic structure of its population.
authors.forename: A Ia
authors.initials: AIa
authors.lastname: Mindlina
mesh_terms: D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology