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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2017

[Epidemiological profile of respiratory diseases in children hospitalized at the Rabat Children's Hospital, Morocco].

Ilham Benchekroun, Mohamed El Mahdi Boubkraoui, Nour Mekaoui, Lamia Karboubi, Chafiq Mahraoui, Badr Sououd Benjelloun Dakhama

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Ilham BenchekrounService des Urgences Médicales Pédiatriques, Hôpital d'Enfants de Rabat, Maroc.
Mohamed El Mahdi BoubkraouiService des Urgences Médicales Pédiatriques, Hôpital d'Enfants de Rabat, Maroc.
Nour MekaouiService des Urgences Médicales Pédiatriques, Hôpital d'Enfants de Rabat, Maroc.
Lamia KarboubiService des Urgences Médicales Pédiatriques, Hôpital d'Enfants de Rabat, Maroc.
Chafiq MahraouiFaculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Rabat, Université Mohammed V de Rabat, Maroc.
Badr Sououd Benjelloun DakhamaService des Urgences Médicales Pédiatriques, Hôpital d'Enfants de Rabat, Maroc.
Mohammed V University · MA

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Abstract

introductionRespiratory diseases are a common cause of pediatric hospitalization. This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiological profile of respiratory diseases among children at the Rabat Children's Hospital, Morocco.

methodsWe conducted an observational-cross sectional study of all children aged 3 months to 15 years hospitalized for respiratory disease at the Department of Pneumoallergology and Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Rabat Children's Hospital, Morocco over a one-year period, from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014.

resultsOut of 3537 hospitalized patients, 2493 (70.5%) had respiratory disease. Hospitalizations due to asthmatic exacerbation (p < 0.001), acute bronchiolitis (p < 0.001) and laryngeal dyspnoea (p = 0.004) were more frequent among boys, while hospitalizations due to acute pneumonia (p = 0.005), inhalation of a foreign body (p = 0.007) and pertussis (p = 0.020) were frequent among girls. Hospitalizations due to acute pneumonia (p < 0.001), exacerbation of serious viral disease sequelae (p < 0.001) and pertussis (p < 0.001) were more frequent among infants. Hospitalizations due to acute pneumonia (p < 0.001) and pertussis (p = 0.015) were more frequent during the autumn-winter period.

conclusionThe causes of hospitalization were dominated by asthmatic exacerbations and acute bronchiolitis, which were more frequent among boys. Respiratory infections, such as acute pneumonitis and pertussis, were more frequent during the autumn-winter period and mainly affected the infants.

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AdolescentChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHospitalizationHospitals, PediatricHumansInfantMaleMoroccoRespiratory Tract DiseasesRespiratory Tract InfectionsSeasonsSex DistributionchildepidemiologyMoroccoRespiratory diseases

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