Monitoring of absenteeism due to respiratory symptoms and diseases among preschoolers in Guangzhou
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.10.030
- VernacularTitle:广州市托幼儿童因呼吸道症状/疾病缺勤监测状况
- Author:
CHEN Siyu, LIU Wei, LIU Weijia, WU Deping, LIN Rong, SUN Yi, XIONG Lihua
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Author Information
1. Department of School Health, Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou (510440) , China
- Publication Type:期刊文章
- Keywords:
Respiratory tract diseases;
Public health surveillance;
Absenteeism;
Child
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2022;43(10):1570-1573
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To analyse monitoring absenteeism due to respiratory symptoms/diseases among preschoolers in Guangzhou, and to provide reference for risk prevention and control of respiratory infectious diseases in kindergartens.
Methods:Data of absenteeism due to symptoms and diseases in kindergartens were collected from "Guangzhou Student Health Monitoring System", and was analyzed by using R 4.1.3 software.
Results:During 2018-2020 academic year, there were 1 965, 2 019, 2 236 kindergartens being monitored respectively. The absenteeism rate of kindergarten s children due to respiratory symptoms and diseases in Guangzhou were 3.08‰ and 2.02‰. The absenteeism rates due to respiratory symptoms were 3.75‰, 4.17‰, 2.97‰ and 2.09‰ in baby class, junior class, middle class and senior class, respectively. The absenteeism rates due to respiratory diseases were 2.34 ‰, 2.60‰, 1.94‰ and 1.50‰, respectively. The absenteeism rate in higher grade was lower than that in lower grade( χ 2= 65 197.95 ，27 929.44， P <0.01). The absenteeism rates of boys (3.11‰, 2.05‰) due to respiratory symptoms/diseases were significantly higher than those of girls (3.06‰, 1.97‰)( χ 2=57.71，229.45， P <0.01). The absenteeism of preschoolers due to respiratory symptoms/diseases showed two peaks in December of the this year and May of the following year. At the beginning of the second semester of 2019 academic year (after the outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019), the absenteeism rate due to respiratory symptoms/diseases were lower than those of the same period in previous years.
Conclusions:The absences due to respiratory symptoms or diseases not only accounted for half of the total absences due to illness, but also had seasonal characteristics. Children in the youngerage group and most boys are treated as a focus group for absence due to respiratory symptoms/illnesses. It s necessary to give full use of timely warning function of health monitoring system.
