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DOI :10.26650/jchild.2022.1035365   IUP :10.26650/jchild.2022.1035365    Full Text (PDF)

Child Health in the Shadow of the Pandemic: a Cross-sectional Study

Zahide Yalakiİsmail BulutÖzkan Cesur

Objective: To identify families who had delayed their children’s chronic disease follow-up or postponed their children’s health follow-up due to the Covid19 pandemic and to inform them about the importance of the issue. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted between March and May 2021. Families with children between the ages of 0 and 18 who were registered within the Altındağ Municipality service area and who agreed to participate in the study were contacted by phone and asked the questionnaire questions. Results: A total of 283 families participated in the study. The median age of the children was 84 months. 32.9% of the families lived in regions with a low socioeconomic development level and 40.6% of them lived in regions with a high socioeconomic development level. 37.5% of mothers stated that they only had only been to family health centers for vaccinations. It was found that 1.8% of infants and children had not received vitamin D prophylaxis and 1.8% had not taken iron prophylaxis regularly, 2.8% had delayed vaccinations, 0.7% had experienced vaccine rejection, and 2.1% had not taken a hearing test. 27.2% of the participants had not been screened for anemia and 45.9% had not had eye examinations at all. It was determined that 64.3% of these school-age children and adolescents had not had their annual health follow-ups. There was a chronic disease in 16.3% of the children who participated in the study. It was determined that 78.3% of these children had not gone to health controls and 10.8% of them had stopped their medication due to the fear of catching COVID-19 in hospitals. Conclusion: It was determined that there have been significant disruptions in child health follow-ups and chronic disease follow-ups due to the pandemic. It is necessary to raise awareness about the importance of chronic disease follow-up and health follow-up for children.

DOI :10.26650/jchild.2022.1035365   IUP :10.26650/jchild.2022.1035365    Full Text (PDF)

Pandemi Gölgesinde Çocuk Sağlığı: Kesitsel Çalışma

Zahide Yalakiİsmail BulutÖzkan Cesur

Amaç: Covid19 pandemisi nedeniyle çocuklarının izlem gerektiren hastalık takiplerini aksatanları veya çocuk sağlığı izlemlerini erteleyenleri saptayarak konunun önemi hakkında aileleri bilgilendirmek. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışma Mart-Mayıs 2021 tarihleri arasında yapılmıştır. Altındağ Belediyesi hizmet kapsamında kayıtlı 0-18 yaş arası çocukları olan ailelerden çalışmaya katılmayı kabul edenler telefon ile aranarak anket soruları sorulmuştur. Bulgular: Çalışmaya 283 aile katılmıştır. Çocukların yaş ortancası 84 ay idi. Ailelerin %32,9’u düşük ve %40,6’ı yüksek sosyoekonomik gelişmişlik düzeyine sahip bölgelerde yaşıyordu. Annelerin %37,5’i sadece aşı için aile sağlığı merkezlerine gittiğini belirtti. Bebek ve çocukların %1,8’nin koruyucu dozda verilen D vitaminini ve %1,8’nin koruyucu dozda verilen demiri düzenli almadığı, %2,8’nin aşılarının gecikmeli olarak yaptırıldığı, %0,7 oranında aşı reddinin olduğu, %2,1’inde işitme testinin, yapılmadığı saptandı. Katılımcıların %27,2’inde kansızlık taramasının, %45,9’unda göz kontrollerinin hiç yapılmadığı saptandı. Okul çağı çocuk ve ergenlerin %64,3’nün yıllık sağlık takiplerini yaptırmadıkları saptandı. Çalışmaya alınan çocukların %16,3’ünde bir izlem gerektiren hastalık bulunmaktaydı. Bu çocukların %78,3’ünün hastanelerde COVID-19’a yakalanma korkusu nedeni ile kontrollere gitmediği ve %10,8’inin ilaçlarını bıraktıkları saptandı. Sonuç: Pandemi nedeni ile çocuk sağlığı izlemleri ve izlem gerektiren hastalık takiplerinde önemli oranda aksamalar olduğu saptanmıştır. Çocuklarda izlem gerektiren hastalık takibi ve çocuk sağlığı izleminin önemi hakkında farkındalık oluşturulması gerekmektedir.


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Submitted10.12.2021
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