Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Light House Hill Road, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Indian J Pediatr. 2010 Apr;77(4):456-8. doi: 10.1007/s12098-010-0018-0. Epub 2010 Feb 8.
To study the incidence and types of morbidity in the first year of life in a birth cohort, a longitudinal study. This study was undertaken in northern part of Karnataka state in India. Birth cohort consisted of all the children born during first six months of the study period. They were assessed at the time of enrollment and monthly follow up was done till they attained one yr of age. Out of the 194 newborns, 46.4% were boys and 53.6% were girls. 24.8% of newborns were of low birth weight and 5.1% were preterm. Four (2.1%) had congenital anomalies and 2.5% developed birth asphyxia. Diarrhea (10.8%) and skin diseases (8.2%) were the commonest morbidities in the neonatal period. The incidence of morbidity was 3.28 per infant per yr. It was more among boys and in the second half of infancy. Commonest morbidities during infancy were respiratory tract infection (62.4%), diarrhea 42.8% and skin diseases (21.6%). Incidence of disease in infancy highlights the need to improve and plan health programmes.
为了研究一个出生队列在生命第一年的发病率和发病类型，我们进行了一项纵向研究。这项研究在印度卡纳塔克邦北部进行。出生队列包括研究期间头六个月内出生的所有儿童。他们在入组时进行评估，并在每月进行随访，直到他们满一岁。在 194 名新生儿中，46.4%是男孩，53.6%是女孩。24.8%的新生儿出生体重低，5.1%是早产儿。有 4 人（2.1%）患有先天性畸形，2.5%发生了出生窒息。腹泻（10.8%）和皮肤病（8.2%）是新生儿期最常见的疾病。发病率为每婴儿每年 3.28 例。发病率在男孩和婴儿期后半段更高。婴儿期最常见的疾病是呼吸道感染（62.4%）、腹泻（42.8%）和皮肤病（21.6%）。婴儿期疾病的发病率突出表明需要改善和规划卫生计划。
