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Enteric disease risk and vaccination attitudes differs among rural Chinese

Published in Gastroenterology Week, April 3rd, 2006

The perception of dysentery and enteric fever risk and willingness to receive vaccines differs among rural residents in China.

"Enteric diseases including dysentery and enteric fever remain significant public health problems in China. While vaccines offer great potential in controlling these diseases, greater understanding of factors influencing acceptance of vaccines is needed to create effective enteric disease control programs in rural China. We conducted a cross-sectional quantitative study with randomly sampled households from two sites in China, one experiencing high rates of shigellosis (Zengding) and the other of typhoid/paratyphoid (Lingchuan)," scientists in...

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