Key result
Migrant status was significantly associated with an increased risk of severe hand, foot and mouth disease, with migrant children having 2.45 times the odds of severe infection compared to local residents.
Population
64,428 children with hand, foot and mouth disease in Shenzhen, China between 2008 and 2011, including a…
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Migrant children may warrant closer HFMD monitoring; leaves open causal factors and intervention effects in this case-control study.
Case-Control (n=64,428)
Odds Ratio: 2.45 (95% CI 1.72–4.33)
p-value: p=0.015
Severe HFMD in Shenzhen is strongly associated with migrant status, high fever, visiting private clinics, and early use of intramuscular pyrazolone or intravenous glucocorticoids.
Mou et al. (2013) conducted a case-control in Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) (n=64,428). Migrant status vs. Local resident status was evaluated on Severe HFMD infection (OR 2.45, 95% CI 1.72-4.33, p=0.015). Migrant status was significantly associated with an increased risk of severe hand, foot and mouth disease, with migrant children having 2.45 times the odds of severe infection compared to local residents.
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