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Danske spædbørns sygelighed i de første levemånede

Anne Margrethe Nielsen, cand.scient. Søren Rasmussen & mag.scient.soc. Mogens Nygaard Christoffersen

24. jan. 2007
2 min.

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Summary

Morbidity of Danish infants during their first months of life. Incidence and risk factors.

Ugeskr Læger 2002; 164: 5644-8.

Introduction:The purpose of the study was to describe accumulated incidences of common diseases among Danish children during their first months of life, and identify risks and protective factors. Material and methods: In 1995, mothers with Danish citizenship of 5998 randomly selected newborn children in Denmark were asked to participate in a national prospective study, representative of children of mothers with Danish citizenship. Mothers of 5429 infants participated and were interviewed when on an average their babies were 41/2 months old. Results: At the time of the interview, 85% of all infants had had a cold, 23% had been wheezing, 22% had had rash/ eczema, 13% had had vomits, 11% had had diarrhoea, 11% had had high fever without other symptoms, 5% had suffered from middle ear infection, 5% had had pneumonia, 1% had had blood in stools and 1% had had convulsions, and 13% had suffered from other diseases. Maternal age and breastfeeding protected against diseases. Siblings, damp/cold housing, and the psychological stress of the mother increased the risks, whereas maternal smoking and low birth weight had no effect on most of the outcomes. Discussion: This study underpins the significant importance of breastfeeding against morbidity and the augmented risks from siblings.


Anne Nielsen, Statens Institut for Folkesundhed, Svanemøllevej 25, DK-2100 København Ø. E-mail: amn@si-folkesundhed.dk

Antaget den 30. oktober 2002.

Statens Institut for Folkesundhed, København, og Socialforskningsinstituttet, København.


Cand.scient. Sille Esbjerg, tidligere Statens Institut for Folkesundhed, takkes for arbejdet med statistiske analyser. Forskningsleder, cand.stat. Mette Madsen, Statens Institut for Folkesundhed, takkes for vejledning. Undersøgelsen har modtaget støtte fra Sygekassernes H elsefond, Socialministeriet, Socialforskningsinstituttet og Statens Institut for Folkesundhed.