在撒哈拉以南非洲的儿童中爆发霍乱疫情
Agozie C Ubesie1, Chioma L Odimegwu1, Echezona Edozie Ezeanolue2,3,4
1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria.
Current opinion in pediatrics
|February 1, 2024
概括
霍乱不成比例地影响撒哈拉以南非洲地区的儿童,原因是卫生和卫生条件差. 预防疫情需要综合战略,解决疾病预防的五个层面.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
背景情况:
- 撒哈拉以南非洲的霍乱疫情主要影响儿童.
- 在卫生和基础设施发展方面取得的最小进展有助于反复爆发疫情.
- 在许多非洲地区,不良的卫生习惯,包括露天排便,普遍存在.
研究的目的:
- 审查当前关于撒哈拉以南非洲儿童霍乱负担,影响和预防的知识.
主要方法:
- 关于非洲撒哈拉以南地区儿童霍乱爆发,影响和预防研究的文献综述.
主要成果:
- 在撒哈拉以南非洲,儿童承担了霍乱的不成比例负担.
- 在该地区,霍乱病例死亡率仍然很高.
- 疫情与基本卫生设施和基础设施不足有关.
结论:
- 同步实施五个疾病预防水平对于控制非洲儿童霍乱疫情至关重要.
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