Table 1.
Summary of studies on modifiable and behavioural factors associated with childhood gastroenteritis in high-income countries, 1990–2018
| Characteristics | Frequency (n = 19) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| % | n | ||
| Publication year | 1990–2000 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 2001–2010 | 52.6 | 10 | |
| 2011-present | 42.1 | 8 | |
| Country | The Netherlands | 21.1 | 4 |
| Australia | 10.5 | 2 | |
| Denmark | 10.5 | 2 | |
| Israel | 10.5 | 2 | |
| Sweden | 10.5 | 2 | |
| Germany | 5.3 | 1 | |
| Greek | 5.3 | 1 | |
| New Zealand | 5.3 | 1 | |
| Portugal | 5.3 | 1 | |
| Spain | 5.3 | 1 | |
| Turkey | 5.3 | 1 | |
| United States of America | 5.3 | 1 | |
| Study design | Case-control | 63.2 | 12 |
| Cross-sectional | 21.1 | 4 | |
| Cohort | 10.5 | 2 | |
| Case-series | 5.3 | 1 | |
| Population/sample | Children | 84.2 | 16 |
| All age group | 15.8 | 3 | |
| Setting | Community | 68.4 | 13 |
| Childcare facilities | 21.1 | 4 | |
| Healthcare facilities | 5.3 | 1 | |
| School | 5.3 | 1 | |
| Enteropathogen/ condition studied | Campylobacter | 42.1 | 8 |
| Giardia | 26.3 | 5 | |
| Cryptosporidium | 10.5 | 2 | |
| Yersinia | 10.5 | 2 | |
| Salmonella | 5.3 | 1 | |
| Gastroenteritis | 5.3 | 1 | |
| Diarrhoea | 5.3 | 1 | |