The research on diseases of children in the pre-school, primary and secondary schools in Phuc Lam, My Duc communes of Ha Tay province
- Author:
Nguyen Tien Dung
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Disease
- MeSH:
Child;
Disease
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2005;0(3):28-33
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The cross-sectional research on disease pattern of 1846 children was conducted in kindergartens, primary and secondary schools in a commune of Ha Tay province during the last two weeks of August 2004 showed that the rate of children having at least one disease was 24.5%. Out of those, the disease rate of children from 5 to 10 years old was highest (33.9%) and lowest disease rate was group of children from 10 to 15 years old (17.3%). The disease rate of male was higher than female in all three age groups (30.9% in male compared with 18.3% in female). According to International Classification Diseases (ICD10), endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases have highest rate (23.19%). Followed by respiratory diseases (14.62%) and digestive diseases (14.19%). Other disease groups and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings classified in chapter XVIII 0.87%, in chapter I 0.76%, diseases in chapter XIV and XVII 0.49%, in chapter XII 0.44%,in chapter III 0.27%, in chapter V 0.10% and in chapter IX 0.05%
