Burden of childhood diseases and malnutrition in a semi-urban slum in southern India

Sarkar, Rajiv; Sivarathinaswamy, Prabhu; Thangaraj, Bhuvaneshwari; Sindhu, Kulandaipalayam Natarajan Chella; Ajjampur, Sitara Swarna Rao; Muliyil, Jayaprakash; Balraj, Vinohar; Naumova, Elena N; Ward, Honorine; Kang, Gagandeep

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-87

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Table 5 Selected longitudinal studies on morbidities of children residing in urban slums of India and other developing countries, sorted chronologically

From: Burden of childhood diseases and malnutrition in a semi-urban slum in southern India

Location	Year(s)	Frequency of surveillance	Sample size	Age group(s)	Measures of morbidity		Ref.
Location	Year(s)	Frequency of surveillance	Sample size	Age group(s)	Type of illness	Frequency	Ref.
Vellore, India	1965-1967	Twice weekly	110 families	0-1 year	Total morbidity	Incidence - 17.4 per child-year	[18]
					Respiratory	Incidence - 6.9/child-year
					Diarrhea	Incidence - 4.7/child-year
				1-2 years	Total morbidity	Incidence - 15.4 per child-year
					Respiratory	Incidence −6.3/child-year
					Diarrhea	Incidence - 3.4/child-year
Lima, Peru	1982-1984	Thrice weekly	153	0-11 months	Diarrhea	Incidence - 9.8/child-year	[19]
					LRI	Incidence - 1.0/child-year
					Otitis Media	Incidence - 0.8/child-year
Manila, Philippines	1985-1987	Weekly	1978	<5 years	ARI	Incidence - 6.1/child-year	[20]
					LRI	Incidence - 0.5/child-year
Bangkok, Thailand	1986-1987	Twice weekly	674	<5 years	ARI	Incidence - 11.2/child year	[21]
					mild URI	Incidence - 9/child-year
					moderate to severe URI	Incidence - 2.2/child-year
					LRI	Incidence - 0.07/child-year
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1987-1989	Weekly	229	<2 years	ARI	Incidence - 4.5/100 child-weeks	[22]
					LRI	Incidence - 0.8/100 child-weeks
Salvador, Brazil	1989-1990	Alternate days	84	<40 months	Diarrhea	Incidence - 2.8/child-year	[23]
Nairobi, Kenya	1989-1990	Once every 3 days	920	3-37 months	Diarrhea	Incidence - 3.5/child-year	[24]
Fortaleza, Brazil	1989-1993	Weekly	71	6-21 months	ARI	Incidence - 10/child-year	[16]
					Diarrhea	Incidence - 7/child-year
					Infective dermatitis	Incidence - 1/child-year
					Respiratory	Prevalence - 15%
Agartala, India	1992-1993	Twice weekly	400	<5 years	ARI	Mean monthly incidence - 23/100 children	[25]
					Diarrhea	Prevalence - 6.3%
					Skin disorders	Prevalence - 4.5%
Dhaka, Bangladesh	1999-2002	Alternate days	289	2-5 years	Diarrhea	Incidence - 1.8/child-year	[26]
Vellore, India	2002-2006	Twice weekly	452	<1 year	Total morbidity	Incidence - 12.0/child-year	[8, 9]
					Respiratory	Incidence - 7.4/child-year
					GI	Incidence - 3.6/child-year
				1-2 years	Total morbidity	Incidence - 11.3/child-year
					Respiratory	Incidence - 7.1/child-year
					GI	Incidence - 1.6/child-year
Kiberia, Kenya	2006-2008	Fortnightly (3 days recall)	5794	<5 years	ARI	Incidence - 0.5/child-year *	[27]
					Diarrhea	Incidence - 0.7/child-year *
					Fever	Incidence - 0.09/child-year *

* Data based on number of clinic visits.
ARI – Acute respiratory infections; URI- Upper respiratory tract infections; LRI – Lower respiratory tract infections; GI – Gastrointestinal morbidities.

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