鉴定了19世纪流行病的特征特征,包括所有原因的死亡率数据
Rasmus Kristoffer Pedersen1, Mathias Mølbak Ingholt1,2, Maarten Van Wijhe1
1PandemiX Center, Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Region Zealand, Denmark.
American journal of epidemiology
|July 14, 2024
概括
分析丹麦 分析丹麦
科学领域:
- 历史流行病学 历史流行病学
- 死亡率研究的研究.
- 公共卫生史 公共卫生史
背景情况:
- 致命的流行病显著影响所有原因的死亡率.
- 对于历史流行病,通常无法获得特定原因的健康数据.
- 所有原因死亡率数据对于了解过去的流行病至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了识别和编目丹麦1815年至1915年间的主要流行病.
- 仅使用所有死因死亡数据来确定死亡危机的合理病因.
- 为了证明死亡率数据对历史流行病分析的有用性.
主要方法:
- 利用了从1815年至1915年间400万次埋葬的数字化数据集.
- 应用流行病学方法和数据分析.
- 咨询了历史来源并分析了过度死亡的年龄模式,季节性,时间和地理位置.
主要成果:
- 识别和编目了418个死亡危机,其中超过50个是过度死亡.
- 对于大多数这些危机,确定了可信的病因.
- 确诊的流行病包括流行性流感和霍乱爆发 (1853年, 1857年),以及经常性流行病 (1826年至1832年).
结论:
- 全因死亡率数据为历史流行病提供了宝贵的见解,即使没有特定原因的信息.
- 使用的方法为记录良好的和鲜为人知的流行病提供了新的视角.
- 这种方法可以为缺乏综合健康数据的低收入环境中的公共卫生策略提供信息.
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