子どもの肺炎や下痢による世界的な負担
Christa L Fischer Walker1, Igor Rudan2, Li Liu1
1Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Lancet (London, England)
|April 16, 2013
まとめ
腹と肺炎は,世界中で子供に対する主要な感染症の脅威です. これらの疾患による幼児の高い罹病率と死亡率を減らすために,統合制御プログラムは不可欠です.
科学分野:
- グローバル・ヘルス グローバル・ヘルス
- 小児科は小児科です.
- 感染症 感染症は感染症です.
背景:
- 下痢と肺炎は,世界中の子供たちの死亡と病気の主な感染症の原因です.
- 病気の重荷は,特に人生の最初の2年間で,かなりあります.
研究 の 目的:
- 2010-11年の小児性下痢と肺炎の流行病学を包括的に検討する.
- 両疾患の統合制御プログラムの計画に情報を提供するためです.
主な方法:
- 2010-11年の小児性下痢と肺炎のデータを疫学的にレビューした.
- 5歳未満の子供の疾患エピソード,重症度,死亡率の推定.
主要な成果:
- 2010年には5歳未満の子どもで173億回の下痢と1億2000万回の肺炎が発生しました.
- 2011年には,下痢による死亡が70万件,肺炎による死亡が130万件と推定されている.
- 栄養不良や栄養不足などの共通のリスク要因は,重複する病気の疫学に貢献します.
結論:
- 幼児期肺炎や下痢による罹病率と死亡率は減少しています.
- 幼児死亡率の削減を加速するために,世界規模および国レベルでの行動が不可欠です.
- 共通のリスク要因に対処する統合制御プログラムが推奨されます.
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