The Association between Social Disadvantage and Morbidity in Hospitalised Children

Autor: Oyedeji GA, Oyedeji AO
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, Vol 29, Iss 1, Pp 5-10 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0302-4660
2814-2985
Popis: Summary The intritional status, length of hospitalization and the diagnoses in 207 socially disadvantaged and 232 non disadvantaged controls admitted into the Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa, over a six-month period were compared. The patterns and frequencies of the diseases diagnosed in the two groups were similar. However, compared with controls, significantly greater percentages of disadvantaged children were hospitalized for over six days (p
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