Childhood morbidity
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Childhood cancer survivors (CCS) are subject to a substantial burden of treatment-related morbidity. Engaging in health protective behaviors and eliminating risk behaviors are critical to preventing chronic diseases and premature deaths. This study is aimed to provide updated information on currently smoking, physical inactivity, binge drinking patterns and associated factors among CCS using a nationwide dataset.
18p vikoch 27-06-2024 2 1 Download
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Global studies have shown that under-nutrition, results for at least half of all childhood death worldwide and it has identified as a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children under five years of age. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of risk factors of under-nutrition among children aged one to five years in the Batticaloa Medical Officer of Health area in Eastern province of Sri Lanka.
5p viisac 23-09-2023 2 1 Download
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Central nervous system (CNS) tumors are a leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality in children. Our aim is to characterize incidence trends of pediatric CNS tumors in Finland over the last three decades.
8p vipriyankagandhi 27-07-2022 3 1 Download
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Emerging research suggests that survivors of childhood and adolescent cancers are at risk for morbidity and mortality associated with air pollutants. However, caregiver perceptions of the effects of air pollution are unknown.
9p vimahuateng 26-11-2021 9 0 Download
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Childhood cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the pediatrics age group. The problem affects both developed and developing countries. A high mortality rate has been observed in low-income counties.
10p vianrose2711 27-04-2021 34 1 Download
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Respiratory diseases are one of the causes of childhood morbidity and mortality as well as hospitalization globally. The patterns of different respiratory illnesses in several parts of the world have been reported but there are few on the combined burden of the diseases.
8p vimontana2711 05-04-2021 14 1 Download
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Obesity in children and adolescents is associated with increased morbidity and mortality due to multisystemic impairment, including deleterious changes in lung function, which are poorly understood.
38p vimichigan2711 26-03-2021 14 2 Download
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Nonpharmacologic interventions for asthma management rely on identifcation and mitigation of important asthma triggers. Cockroach exposure is strongly associated with asthma morbidity. It is also associated with stress, another risk factor for asthma. Despite high prevalence of both in vulnerable populations, the impact of joint exposure has not been examined.
8p vimichigan2711 26-03-2021 11 2 Download
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Pediatric community acquired pneumonia (pedCAP) is one of the leading causes for childhood morbidity accounting for up to 20% of pediatric hospital admissions in high income countries. In spite of its high morbidity, updated epidemiological and pathogen data after introduction of preventive vaccination and novel pathogen screening strategies are limited.
7p vimaine2711 26-03-2021 10 1 Download
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Previous studies have indicated that survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have an increased morbidity measured in terms of health care utilization. However, earlier studies have several potentially important limitations.
9p virose2711 22-09-2020 13 2 Download
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Multimodality treatment improves the chance of survival but increases the risk for long-term side effects in young cancer survivors, so-called” Adolescents and Young Adults“(AYAs). Compared to the general population AYAs have a 5 to 15-fold increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity. Thus, improving modifiable lifestyle risk factors is of particular importance.
7p vimale2711 25-08-2020 16 3 Download
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Survival of childhood, adolescent and young adult (CAYA) cancers has increased with progress in the management of the treatments and has reached more than 80% at 5 years. Nevertheless, these survivors are at great risk of second cancers and non-malignant co-morbidities in later life.
7p vidhaka2711 31-07-2020 13 1 Download
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Anthracycline-induced cardiac toxicity is a cause of significant morbidity and early mortality in survivors of childhood cancer. Current strategies for predicting which children are at greatest risk for toxicity are imperfect and diagnosis of cardiac injury is usually made relatively late in the natural history of the disease.
9p vidhaka2711 31-07-2020 16 1 Download
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Currently in the United States, childhood injuries are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity, resulting in an estimated 9.2 million emergency department visits and $17 billion annually in medical costs. For preschoolers, it is also the leading cause of disability.
8p vimanama2711 28-07-2020 13 2 Download
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Addressing the issues of childhood comorbidity remains a crucial global public health issue due to its consequences in child wellbeing. This study aims to account for nonlinear, spatial effect and to evaluate spatial variation in childhood co-morbidity at cluster level while controlling for important risk factors.
10p vimanama2711 28-07-2020 14 2 Download
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Childhood obesity is associated with a multitude of co-morbidities, including hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Childhood obesity can also affect a young person’s social, emotional and mental health if they encounter negative prejudice and social marginalisation.
14p viorochimaru2711 29-05-2020 6 1 Download
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Vitamin A supplementation (VAS) in the postpartum period improves the vitamin A concentration of breast milk and vitamin A status is an important predictor of childhood survival. It is also known that Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD) is more prevalent in HIV-infected women.
10p viorochimaru2711 29-05-2020 17 1 Download
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Inequalities in health care utilization for common illnesses among under five children in Bangladesh
Reducing child mortality and morbidity is a public health concern globally. Like many other developing countries, Bangladesh is struggling to improve child health status as the use of medical treatment is still not at a satisfactory level.
11p viorochimaru2711 29-05-2020 22 1 Download
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Urinary tract infection (UTI) is considered as the most common bacterial infectious disease seen among the pediatric patients. Pediatric urinary tract infections are associated with high morbidity and long term complications like renal scaring, hypertension and chronic renal failure The epidemiology of UTI during childhood varies by age, gender and other factors (Bickerton and Ducket, 1985). Most commonly bacteria causes of UTI in children are members of Enterobacteriaceae, particularly uropathogenic strains of E. coli and Klebsiella spp.
11p nguaconbaynhay5 11-05-2020 21 1 Download
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The use of tobacco products is the major cause of chronic diseases morbidity and mortality. Most smokers start the smoking habits from childhood and adolescent stages.
8p virubber2711 21-03-2020 36 2 Download