Disability-Adjusted Life Years for Maternal, Neonatal, and Nutritional Disorders in Korea.
10.3346/jkms.2016.31.S2.S184
- Author:
Seon Ha KIM
1
;
Hyeon Jeong LEE
;
Minsu OCK
;
Dun Sol GO
;
Hyun Joo KIM
;
Jin Yong LEE
;
Min Woo JO
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Dankook University College of Nursing, Cheonan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Disability-Adjusted Life Year;
DALYs;
Incidence-based;
Maternal Disorders;
Neonatal Disorders;
Nutritional Deficiencies
- MeSH:
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency;
Child;
Child Health;
Delivery of Health Care;
Humans;
Korea*;
Malnutrition;
Mortality;
National Health Programs;
Nutrition Disorders*;
Premature Birth
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2016;31(Suppl 2):S184-S190
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Maternal and child health is an important issue throughout the world. Given their impact on maternal and child health, nutritional issues need to be carefully addressed. Accordingly, the effect of maternal, child, and nutritional disorders on disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) should be calculated. The present study used DALYs to estimate the burden of disease of maternal, neonatal, and nutritional disorders in the Korean population in 2012. For this purpose, we used claim data of the Korean National Health Insurance Service, DisMod II, and death data of the Statistics Korea and adhered to incidence-based DALY estimation methodology. The total DALYs per 100,000 population were 376 in maternal disorders, 64 in neonatal disorders, and 58 in nutritional deficiencies. The leading causes of DALYs were abortion in maternal disorders, preterm birth complications in neonatal disorders, and iron-deficiency anemia in nutritional deficiencies. Our findings shed light on the considerable burden of maternal, neonatal, and nutritional conditions, emphasizing the need for health care policies that can reduce morbidity and mortality.
