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Epidemiology of measles--a thirteen years prospective study in a village.
Artigo em Inglês | IMSEAR | ID: sea-112258
ABSTRACT
A prospective study on measles was undertaken during 1974 to 1986 in Hiramanpur village, Varanasi having an initial population of 1538 which rose to 2101 in 1986 enabling to register a total of 23,221 (all population) person years of observation and a total of 9191 (0-14 years) person years of observation. The entire population was covered regularly through domicilliary visits by trained para-medical personnel under direct supervision of medical officers. All cases were verified by doctors. A total of 411 measles cases were detected, which gave average annual incidence rates of 17.7 and 44.7 per thousand population and per thousand children (0-14 yrs), respectively. The maximum number of cases occurred in Ist quarter of the year (69.7 per cent). The Kolmogorov-Smirnov Statistical method validated the seasonal character of the disease (Vn = 5.18, p less than 0.01). The maximum measles cases occurred in children 1-4 yrs (57.4 per cent). Males (54.9 per cent) were affected slightly more than females (45.1 per cent). A total of 246 (59.9 per cent) cases developed complications. The most frequent was respiratory infections (42.2 per cent) followed by infection of gastrointestinal system (32.2 per cent). The complication rates were found higher in infants and older children (greater than 5 yrs.) in both the sexes. Three-fourth of the cases did not get any treatment. The overall case-fatality rate was 2.2 per cent. Females had higher rate (3.3 per cent) than males (1.3 per cent) and the highest case fatality rate was observed in infants, particularly in females.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático) Assunto principal: Estações do Ano / Feminino / Humanos / Masculino / Criança / Pré-Escolar / Incidência / Estudos Prospectivos / Adolescente / Fatores Etários Tipo de estudo: Estudo de incidência / Estudo observacional / Estudo prognóstico / Fatores de risco / Estudo de rastreamento País/Região como assunto: Ásia Idioma: Inglês Ano de publicação: 1989 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático) Assunto principal: Estações do Ano / Feminino / Humanos / Masculino / Criança / Pré-Escolar / Incidência / Estudos Prospectivos / Adolescente / Fatores Etários Tipo de estudo: Estudo de incidência / Estudo observacional / Estudo prognóstico / Fatores de risco / Estudo de rastreamento País/Região como assunto: Ásia Idioma: Inglês Ano de publicação: 1989 Tipo de documento: Artigo