Engelsk titel: Children's health at the 1½-year-examination in the municipality of Sundeved
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Författare:
Osler M
;
Todsen K
;
Nörmark K
;
Viskum B
Språk: Dan
Antal referenser: 20
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 02121734
Sammanfattning
Introduction: We investigated whether the health visitor at an examination of children aged 18 months could identify those with an increased risk of morbidity and use of health services. Methods: From 1992 to 1997, 233 children aged 18 months were examined by the health visitor from the district of Sundeved, Denmark. At each examination, the visitor filled in a questionnaire concerning the child's health, living conditions, and development. Results: Forty-one per cent of the children had been breast-fed for less than nine weeks. This percentage was highest in working class families and families outside the labour market. Nearly one third had a mother who smoked. Children whose mother smoked had a lower mean birthweight than those with a non-smoking mother. The mother's smoking habits and age were also related to the duration of breast-feeding. Non-smoking mothers and mothers above 30 years of age had breast-fed more weeks than mothers who smoked or were younger. Diseases such as ordinary colds, inflammation of the middle ear, and bronchitis were common. Seventy-two per cent of the children had been treated with antibiotics once or more, 28% had visited a specialist, and 26% had been to hospital once or more. Discussion: Social factors are of great importance for the health of young children.