Influence of material deprivation on hospital admissions for gynaecologic infections

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases : Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology
Babatunde OlowokureRichard C Wilson

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the relationship between age, material deprivation, and hospital admissions for selected gynaecologic infections in an English health region. Data from hospital episode statistics relating to hospital admissions for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), infections of the uterus, and infections of the cervix, vagina, and vulva were obtained. Townsend deprivation scores (based on 1991 census data) were allocated by linking postcodes of cases to enumeration districts (EDs) and then assigning the EDs to appropriate quintiles of material deprivation. Both single variable and multivariable (Poisson regression) analyses were performed. For women with PID, the risk of hospitalisation increased with increasing deprivation (P<0.0001), and women in the most deprived quintile were at increased risk (relative risk [RR] 1.31; 95% confidence interval [95%CI] 1.24-1.39) for hospitalisation. Multivariable analysis identified an elevated risk of hospital admission in women aged 25-44 years for PID (RR 2.03; 95%CI 0.84-4.87) and infections of the cervix, vagina, and vulva (RR 1.47; 95%CI 1.16-1.87), and the incidence of both conditions increased significantly with age. In summary, the results obtained suggest that...Continue Reading

Citations

Oct 8, 2005·Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation·I VibergaL Berglund
Jul 21, 2006·The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care : the Official Journal of the European Society of Contraception·Ilze VibergaGunta Lazdane

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