Čes-slov Pediat 2022, 77(6):366-369 | DOI: 10.55095/CSPediatrie2022/065

Morbidity of children under 2 years of age in the districts with different degrees of air pollutionShort News

Anna Pastorková^{1, 2}, Miroslav Dostál¹, Miloš Velemínský², Radim J. Šrám^{1, 2}

¹ Ústav experimentální medicíny Akademie věd České republiky, Praha

² Zdravotně sociální fakulta Jihočeské univerzity, České Budějovice

The morbidity of 300 children from birth to 2 years in the districts of Karviná (KI) and České Budějovice (CB), differing in the degree of air pollution, was studied. As expected, there were more sick children in the Karviná district, the most common being upper respiratory tract infections, with an average frequency of 126,8 dg / 100 children / year compared to 98 dg / 100 children / year in CB. 84% of children from KI and 75% of children from CB became ill. The proportion of children with lower respiratory tract disease was comparable - 29.7% in KI and 30.7% in CB, with a frequency of 26.85 dg / 100 children in KI and 24.6 dg / 100 children in CB. Higher morbidity in Karviná was also in viral diseases, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and skin.

Keywords: children aged 0-2 years, morbidity, air pollution, benzo(a)pyrene, ICD-10, diagnosis, respiratory diseases

Published: December 8, 2022  Show citation