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abstract: 'Gastrointestinal infections are an important global public health issue.
In the UK, one in four people experience a gastrointestinal infection
each year and epidemiological research highlights inequalities in the
burden of disease. Specifically, poorer children are at greater risk of
infection and the consequences of illness, such as symptom severity and
time off work/school, are greater for less privileged groups of all
ages. Gastrointestinal infections are, however, largely `hidden'' within
the home and little is known about the lived experience and practices
surrounding these illnesses, how they vary across contrasting
socioeconomic contexts, or how inequalities in the disease burden across
socioeconomic groups might come about. This paper presents data from an
ethnographic study which illuminate how socioeconomic inequalities in
the physical and material management and consequences of
gastrointestinal infections are generated in families with young
children. The study shows how the `work'' needed to manage
gastrointestinal infections is more laborious for people living in more
`disadvantaged'' conditions, exacerbated by: more overcrowded homes with
fewer washing and toilet facilities; inflexible employment; low
household incomes; and higher likelihood of co-morbidities which can be
made worse by having a gastrointestinal infection. Our findings call
into question the current approach to prevention of gastrointestinal
infections which tend to focus almost exclusively on individual
behaviours, which are not adapted to reflect differences in
socioeconomic context. Public health agencies should also consider how
wider social, economic and policy contexts shape inequalities in the
management and consequences of illness. Our findings are also pertinent
to the COVID-19 pandemic response in the UK. They highlight how research
and policy approaches to acute infectious diseases need to take into
consideration the differing lived experiences of contrasting households
if they wish to address (and avoid exacerbating) inequalities in the
future.'
affiliation: 'Rotheram, S (Corresponding Author), Univ Liverpool, Natl Inst Hlth Res,
Hlth Protect Res Unit Gastrointestinal Infect, Waterhouse Bldg,2nd Floor,Block F,1-5
Brownlow St, Liverpool L69 3GL, Merseyside, England.
Rotheram, Suzanne; Barr, Ben; Whitehead, Margaret, Univ Liverpool, Natl Inst Hlth
Res, Hlth Protect Res Unit Gastrointestinal Infect, Waterhouse Bldg,2nd Floor,Block
F,1-5 Brownlow St, Liverpool L69 3GL, Merseyside, England.
Rotheram, Suzanne; Barr, Ben; Whitehead, Margaret, Univ Liverpool, Dept Publ Hlth
Policy \& Syst, Whelan Bldg, Liverpool L68 3GB, Merseyside, England.
Cooper, Jessie, City Univ London, Sch Hlth Sci, Div Hlth Serv Res \& Management,
Myddelton St Bldg, London EC1R 1UW, England.'
article-number: '114131'
author: Rotheram, Suzanne and Cooper, Jessie and Barr, Ben and Whitehead, Margaret
author-email: 'suzanne.rotheram@liverpool.ac.uk
Jessie.Cooper@city.ac.uk
benbarr@liverpool.ac.uk
mmw@liverpool.ac.uk'
author_list:
- family: Rotheram
given: Suzanne
- family: Cooper
given: Jessie
- family: Barr
given: Ben
- family: Whitehead
given: Margaret
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114131
earlyaccessdate: JUN 2021
eissn: 1873-5347
files: []
issn: 0277-9536
journal: SOCIAL SCIENCE \& MEDICINE
keywords: 'Gastrointestinal infection; Health inequalities; Behavioural
interventions; Ethnography; COVID-19'
keywords-plus: HEALTH; DISEASE
language: English
month: AUG
number-of-cited-references: '49'
orcid-numbers: 'Barr, Ben R/0000-0002-4208-9475
Rotheram, Suzanne/0000-0002-4444-9796'
papis_id: 7e8ae940b1759bf462ae7089be4e477e
ref: Rotheram2021howare
researcherid-numbers: 'Barr, Ben R/W-9989-2018
'
times-cited: '3'
title: How are inequalities generated in the management and consequences of gastrointestinal
infections in the UK? An ethnographic study
2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
type: article
2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
unique-id: WOS:000679176400010
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '10'
volume: '282'
web-of-science-categories: 'Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health; Social Sciences,
Biomedical'
year: '2021'