Analysis of the Epidemiologic Characteristics of Children with Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in China
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Abstract
Background: We aimed to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) and provide recommendations for its control and prevention.
Methods: A descriptive epidemiological analysis was designed for HFMD in children through direct network report from 2015 to 2019.
Results: From 2015 to 2019, a total 27,395 HFMD cases were reported at Infection Clinic of Shanghai Children’s Hospital, Shanghai, China, accounting for 79.24% of the number of reported notifiable infectious disease cases (34,573). The cases number increased since May and reached a peak from June to September, then decreased from October to December with a second small peak in some years. The proportion of cases in boys is higher than in girls (59.7% vs. 40.3%). The cases number of stay-at-home children was higher in 2016 and 2018 (60.07% and 60.95%) than in 2019 (33.47%), and that of kindergarten children and students in 2019 (51.73% and 9.75%) was significantly higher than in other years. Overall, 22606 cases were reported in <5 years group, accounting for 82.52% of the total number of cases during 2015-2019. The proportion of the cases in 5-10 and >10 years groups increased year by year from 2015 to 2019, which is statistically significant. (χ2=71.105, P=0.00；χ2=78.413，P=0.00)
Conclusion: The epidemiological characteristics of HFMD had changed during 2015-2019. Analysis of these data can provide helpful evidence to prevention and early treatment of the HFMD, and identification severe cases and handling the outbreaks.
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| Issue | Vol 52 No 4 (2023) | |
| Section | Original Article(s) | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v52i4.12450 | |
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| Hand Foot and mouth disease Epidemiological characteristic Children | ||
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