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Diarrhea and related personal characteristics among Japanese university students studying abroad in intermediate- and low-risk countries
Despite an increasing number of students studying abroad worldwide, evidence about health risks while they are abroad is limited. Diarrhea is considered the most common travelers’ illness, which would also apply to students studying abroad. We examined diarrhea and related personal characteristics a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9956663/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36827397 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279426 |
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author | Yamakawa, Michiyo Tsuda, Toshihide Wada, Keiko Nagata, Chisato Suzuki, Etsuji |
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description | Despite an increasing number of students studying abroad worldwide, evidence about health risks while they are abroad is limited. Diarrhea is considered the most common travelers’ illness, which would also apply to students studying abroad. We examined diarrhea and related personal characteristics among Japanese students studying abroad. Japanese university students who participated in short-term study abroad programs between summer 2016 and spring 2018 were targeted (n = 825, 6–38 travel days). Based on a 2-week-risk of diarrhea (passing three or more loose or liquid stools per day) among travelers by country, the destination was separated into intermediate- and low-risk countries. After this stratification, the associations between personal characteristics and diarrhea during the first two weeks of their stay were evaluated using logistic regression models. Among participants in intermediate-risk countries, teenagers, males and those with overseas travel experience were associated with an elevated risk of diarrhea; the odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) were 2.42 (1.08–5.43) for teenagers (vs. twenties), 1.93 (1.08–3.45) for males (vs. females) and 2.37 (1.29–4.33) for those with overseas experience (vs. none). Even restricting an outcome to diarrhea during the first week did not change the results substantially. The same tendency was not observed for those in the low-risk countries. Teenage students, males and those with overseas travel experience should be cautious about diarrhea while studying abroad, specifically in intermediate-risk countries. |
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spelling | pubmed-99566632023-02-25 Diarrhea and related personal characteristics among Japanese university students studying abroad in intermediate- and low-risk countries Yamakawa, Michiyo Tsuda, Toshihide Wada, Keiko Nagata, Chisato Suzuki, Etsuji PLoS One Research Article Despite an increasing number of students studying abroad worldwide, evidence about health risks while they are abroad is limited. Diarrhea is considered the most common travelers’ illness, which would also apply to students studying abroad. We examined diarrhea and related personal characteristics among Japanese students studying abroad. Japanese university students who participated in short-term study abroad programs between summer 2016 and spring 2018 were targeted (n = 825, 6–38 travel days). Based on a 2-week-risk of diarrhea (passing three or more loose or liquid stools per day) among travelers by country, the destination was separated into intermediate- and low-risk countries. After this stratification, the associations between personal characteristics and diarrhea during the first two weeks of their stay were evaluated using logistic regression models. Among participants in intermediate-risk countries, teenagers, males and those with overseas travel experience were associated with an elevated risk of diarrhea; the odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) were 2.42 (1.08–5.43) for teenagers (vs. twenties), 1.93 (1.08–3.45) for males (vs. females) and 2.37 (1.29–4.33) for those with overseas experience (vs. none). Even restricting an outcome to diarrhea during the first week did not change the results substantially. The same tendency was not observed for those in the low-risk countries. Teenage students, males and those with overseas travel experience should be cautious about diarrhea while studying abroad, specifically in intermediate-risk countries. Public Library of Science 2023-02-24 /pmc/articles/PMC9956663/ /pubmed/36827397 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279426 Text en © 2023 Yamakawa et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Yamakawa, Michiyo Tsuda, Toshihide Wada, Keiko Nagata, Chisato Suzuki, Etsuji Diarrhea and related personal characteristics among Japanese university students studying abroad in intermediate- and low-risk countries |
title | Diarrhea and related personal characteristics among Japanese university students studying abroad in intermediate- and low-risk countries |
title_full | Diarrhea and related personal characteristics among Japanese university students studying abroad in intermediate- and low-risk countries |
title_fullStr | Diarrhea and related personal characteristics among Japanese university students studying abroad in intermediate- and low-risk countries |
title_full_unstemmed | Diarrhea and related personal characteristics among Japanese university students studying abroad in intermediate- and low-risk countries |
title_short | Diarrhea and related personal characteristics among Japanese university students studying abroad in intermediate- and low-risk countries |
title_sort | diarrhea and related personal characteristics among japanese university students studying abroad in intermediate- and low-risk countries |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9956663/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36827397 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279426 |
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