Study on tonsillitis in adults and related factors at Ca Mau province
- Author:
Pham The Hien
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Tonsillitis
- MeSH:
Tonsillitis;
Adult;
Epidemiology
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;501(1):19-20
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The study carried out on 2305 adults (from 16 to 70 years old) in three areas: in town, countryside and the U Minh indigo forest of Ca Mau province. The result showed that: the common chronic tonsilitis prevalence in the community was 8.4%, the town area 7.2%, the countryside 7.7% and the U Minh indigo forest 11.3%. Ratio of catching disease was highest in people working in forest (12%), and lowest in staffs (5.6%). People who smoking over one pack per day had highest morbidity (13.7%) and nonsmokers had lowest rate of catching disease (7.5%). People with chronic tonsilitis seek for periodical health check up reached 4.4%, lower than people do not (8.6%). People with chronic tonsilitis in poor families acquired 11.4%, higher than that in moderate income families (8% ). So, the dangerous factors leading to the risk for the chronic tonsilitis included: the career nature, smoking habit, periodical health check-ups, the family income and non-risking factors included the sex and living with smokers
