Epidemiological characteristics and influencing factors of hand, foot, and mouth disease outbreaks in Jiangsu province, 2010 – 2022: a register data analysis

• Published in: Zhongguo gong gong wei sheng = China public health Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 336 - 341
• Main Authors: Mingyang LI, Xiaoqing CHENG, Ye WEI, Huan FAN, Xuefeng ZHANG, Changjun BAO, Qingxiang SHANG, Hong JI
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: Editorial Office of Chinese Journal of Public Health 01.03.2024
• Subjects: epidemiological characteristics; hand, foot and mouth disease; influencing factor; outbreak; spatial distribution
• ISSN: 1001-0580
• DOI: 10.11847/zgggws1142681

ObjectiveTo analyze epidemiological characteristics and determinants of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreaks in Jiangsu province over the period of 2010 to 2022 for developing local HFMD prevention and control measures. MethodsThe data on 238 HFMD outbreaks reported in Jiangsu province from 2010 through 2022 were collected from the Public Health Emergency Information Management System of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The epidemiological characteristics of the HFMD outbreaks were described using statistical analysis. The spatial distribution characteristics of the outbreaks were analyzed using ArcGIS10.7 and GeoDa1.18 software. The main influencing factors of the incidence and duration of the HFMD outbreaks were analyzed using a unconditional multivariate logistic regression model. ResultsA total of 238 outbreaks of HFMD were reported in the province during the study period, involving a total of 167 934 individuals exposed to the epidemic and resulting in 5 296 confirmed case