Morbidity Profile of Pre-School Children in an Urban Slum Area.
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2012-08
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Background : Pre-school morbidity is an important index
of the health status of a community. The high degree of
morbidity amongst this age group in India is a common
occurrence. Objectives : To study burden of illness and
etiology of morbidity in pre-school children (0-5 year).
Material & Methods : Cross sectional study for 4 months
in an urban slum area of Visakhapatnam. Clinical examination
of the children in age-group 0-5 years along with interviews
of their parents were done in a house-to-house survey.
Results: Morbidity was found in 146 out of the total 353
children. The male-female ratio of morbid children was
1.5: 1. Communicable diseases were found in 82% while
non-communicable diseases like PEM and anaemia was a
finding in about 18%. Conclusions : Communicable diseases
were commoner cause of morbidity in the pre-school
children. The conditions associated with morbidity were
younger age, poor socioeconomic conditions, low birth
weight & increasing birth-order.
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morbidity, pre-school, 0-5 year, children, slums, community
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Ukey Ujwala U, Chitre Dhruv S. Morbidity Profile of Pre-School Children in an Urban Slum Area. Indian Medical Gazette. 2012 Aug ; 145 (8): 300-304.