An attempt to measure burden of disease using disability adjusted life years for Sri Lanka.
Ceylon Med J
;
2000 Sep; 45(3): 110-5
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-47277
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Disability adjusted life years (DALY) is a measure of burden of disease (BOD) that assesses the years of healthy life lost due to disease or illness.OBJECTIVE:
The main objective of the study was to develop a draft measure of the BOD in Sri Lanka, using DALY.METHODS:
Computation was done for 100 disease categories identified to reflect the disease pattern in Sri Lanka. Factors that were considered for the calculation of DALY were incidence, degree of disability, duration of the illness and age of onset.RESULTS:
Injuries, ischaemic heart disease, asthma, disease of the pulmonary circulation and burns contribute to 55% of BOD in Sri Lanka.CONCLUSION:
The highest burden was due to non-communicable diseases, as their duration and degree of disability are high. Diseases such as malaria, which are short term illnesses with low disability, although affecting large numbers, did not give a high value for DALY.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Sri Lanka
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Humans
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Health Status Indicators
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Disabled Persons
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Ceylon Med J
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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