| Literature DB >> 2511141 |
V P Choudhry, I Fazal, G Aram, M Choudhry, L S Arya, M S Torpeki.
Abstract
Over nine years period (1354-1362), 1,39,436 children were admitted in Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health (IGICH), Kabul. Of these 51,212 (46.8%) children were hospitalised with preventable diseases. Seventy four per cent of patients were under five years of age. Among the infectious diseases, gastroenteritis accounted for nearly 70% of admissions. Tuberculosis, measles, diphtheria and typhoid fever were other common infectious diseases. Malnutrition of varying degree was the core problem among the hospitalised children and was seen in nearly two thirds of admissions. Twenty per cent of them had severe protein energy malnutrition which contributed for higher mortality. Gastroenteritis contributed for half (51.5%) of the mortality. Septicemia, tetanus neonatorum and central nervous system infections were associated with high mortality especially among the neonates. Deaths following 6-target preventable diseases accounted for nearly 1/4th of deaths (20.4-24.6%) over these years.Entities:
Keywords: Afghanistan; Age Distribution; Age Factors; Asia; Child Mortality--prevention and control; Child Nutrition; Communicable Diseases--prevention and control; Data Collection; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diarrhea; Diarrhea, Infantile; Diseases; Education; Health; Health Education; Health Services; Immunization; Infections; Measles; Morbidity--prevention and control; Mortality; Nutrition; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Primary Health Care; Research Methodology; Sex Distribution; Sex Factors; Southern Asia; Tuberculosis; Viral Diseases
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Year: 1989 PMID： 2511141
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian Pediatr ISSN： 0019-6061 Impact factor: 1.411