Dilip T R
Centre for Enquiry into Health and Allied Themes, Mumbai, India.
Bull World Health Organ. 2002;80(9):746-51.
The prevalence of ailments and hospitalization in Kerala was examined using data from the 52 nd National Sample Survey Data on Health Care in Kerala in 1995-6. The survey included 24401 people from 4928 households. Age and seasonality had considerable effects on the morbidity of individuals. The burden of ill health was higher in rural areas than in urban areas. People who were more likely to have a better lifestyle had a higher level of morbidity and hospitalization. Regional differences were seen, with levels of morbidity and hospitalization higher in the comparatively developed regions of Southern Kerala than in Northern Kerala. Factors like physical accessibility of health care services and capacity to seek health care services could create artificial differences in morbidity and hospitalization among different subgroups of the population in Kerala.
利用1995 - 1996年第52次喀拉拉邦全国卫生保健抽样调查数据，对喀拉拉邦疾病的患病率和住院情况进行了研究。该调查涵盖了来自4928户家庭的24401人。年龄和季节性对个体的发病率有相当大的影响。农村地区的健康问题负担高于城市地区。生活方式更健康的人发病率和住院率更高。存在地区差异，喀拉拉邦南部相对发达地区的发病率和住院率高于北部。诸如医疗服务的实际可及性以及寻求医疗服务的能力等因素，可能会在喀拉拉邦不同人群亚组之间造成发病率和住院情况的人为差异。
