Pediatric respiratory tract diseases: Chronological trends and perspectives

Background The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological profile of childhood respiratory tract diseases (RTD) in the region of Sfax, Tunisia, and to evaluate their trends over a 13 year period. Methods We conducted a retrospective study of all children hospitalized with RTD aged under 1...

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Published in:Pediatrics international 2018-01, Vol.60 (1), p.76-82
Main Authors: Ben Ayed, Houda, Yaïch, Sourour, Ben Jmaa, Maïssa, Jedidi, Jihene, Ben Hmida, Mariem, Trigui, Maroua, Kassis, Mondher, Karray, Raouf, Mejdoub, Yosra, Feki, Habib, Damak, Jamel
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Language:English
Subjects:
Asthma
Bronchitis
Children
Epidemiology
hospital
Inhabitants
Lethality
Morbidity
pediatric
Pediatrics
Pneumonia
projection
Respiratory tract
respiratory tract disease
Respiratory tract diseases
trend
Trends
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Summary:Background The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological profile of childhood respiratory tract diseases (RTD) in the region of Sfax, Tunisia, and to evaluate their trends over a 13 year period. Methods We conducted a retrospective study of all children hospitalized with RTD aged under 14 years. We collected data from the regional morbidity register of the university hospital of Sfax from 2003 to 2015. Results A total of 10 797 RTD patients were enrolled from 49 880 pediatric hospitalizations (21.7%). A male predominance was noted (60%). The median age was 8 months (IQR, 2–36 months). Acute bronchitis (AB) accounted for 53.8%, followed by asthma (15%), pneumonia (14%) and acute upper respiratory infection (AURI; 7.2%). The hospital incidence rate (HIR) of RTD was 34/10 000 inhabitants/year. It was 18.2; 5.07; 4.7 and 2.4/10 000 inhabitants for AB, asthma, pneumonia and AURI, respectively. We noted a significant increase in the HIR of RTD with an annual percentage change (APC) of 10.94% (P 
ISSN:1328-8067
1442-200X
DOI:10.1111/ped.13418