Abstract:
Objective To analyze the epidemic characteristics and trends of other infectious diarrhea diseases in Changping District, Beijing from 2013 to 2022, and provide a basis for scientifically formulating effective prevention and control strategies and measures.
Methods Other infectious diarrhea cases were collected reported in the Chinese Disease Prevention and Control Information System from 2013 to 2022. Descriptive epidemiological methods were used to analyze the epidemic characteristics, and Joinpoint regression model was used for analyzing the epidemic trend.
Results A total of 30569 cases of other infectious diarrhea were reported in Changping District from 2013 to 2022, with an average annual incidence of 154.19/100000. Taking 2018 as the turning point, a slowly upward trend from 2013 to 2018, but the trend was not statistically significant (APC2013-2018=9.62%, P>0.05). And there was rapid decline during 2018−2022 (APC2018-2022=−26.85%, P<0.05). There were two peaks in summer (June-August) and winter (December-January), with the monthly incidence turning points in March, July and October (APC1-3=−18.11%, APC3-7=22.34%, APC7-10=−19.96% and APC10-12=22.40%, all P<0.05 respectively). The annual incidence rate of male was higher than that of female (χ2=38.017, P<0.001), and the annual incidence rate of male was higher than that of female. The majority of cases were in children < 5 years old (52.07%), and the incidence decreased with the increase of age group (trend χ2=104667.924, P<0.001).
Conclusion The incidence of other infectious diarrhea diseases in Changping District has shown an downward trend in the past 10 years, with a more significant decline in the past 5 years. However, the incidence of children aged 3−4 has shown a significant upward trend, with children under 5 years old being the key population for prevention and control, and summer and winter being the key seasons for prevention and control. Targeted measures should be taken to accurately prevent and control the spread and spread of diseases among children under 5 years old and scattered children, taking into account the seasonal prevalence and pathogen spectrum characteristics of the disease.