Case-control study for Campylobacter in the under 5s. Version 1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Case-control study for Campylobacter in the under 5s
IRAS ID
149490
Contact name
Sarah J O'Brien
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 5 months, days
Research summary
A common cause of diarrhoea and vomiting in children is the bacterium Campylobacter. Children become ill with Campylobacter when they eat it. This can occur by placing muddy fingers and thumbs in the mouth or through eating food containing the bacterium. This study will look at childrens’ lifestyles and behaviours to see if there are some activities that make children more likely to be ill from Campylobacter. To do this the study will look for differences between children that have been ill with Campylobacter (cases) and those that have not been ill with diarrhoea and vomiting (controls). The study will examine the type of Campylobacter that infected the children. Different types of Campylobacter are found in different places. This will help us to find out where the type of bacteria that made the children ill came from. We will determine if different types of bacteria infect children in different locations and different seasons. This information can help us to work out ways of reducing the number of children that become ill from Campylobacter in the future.
Since eating and or touching food that has Campylobacter is a known way for people to become ill, we will investigate differences in awareness of food safety practices relating to chicken in the home. We will also look at the value of preventing illness by estimating the amount that people would be willing to pay to avoid Campylobacter related illness. We will also look to see how willingness to pay might vary between those that have been ill and those that have not been ill.REC name
South Central - Berkshire B Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/SC/1294
Date of REC Opinion
19 Sep 2014
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion