Clinical profile and demographic association of dengue infection among hospitalised children at Institute Paediatrics of Hospital Kuala Lumpur in year 2012

Azmi, Shahlan and Neo, Zi Han (2013) Clinical profile and demographic association of dengue infection among hospitalised children at Institute Paediatrics of Hospital Kuala Lumpur in year 2012. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Background: Dengue is the most important mosquito-borne viral disease worldwide and is the major public health concern in tropical and subtropical region. It is one of the most common and perhaps the most dangerous viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes. In this study, we analyzed the variation in clinical profile and demographic association of dengue infection among hospitalised children at Institute Paediatrics of Hospital Kuala Lumpur in year 2012. Objectives: A cross sectional study was conducted in Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) in UPM, Serdang to determine the relationship between clinical profiles and demographic data with the types of dengue fever infection according to new classification (probable dengue, dengue with warning signs and severe dengue) among hospitalised children at Institute Paediatrics of Hospital Kuala Lumpur in Year 2012. Methodology: This study included 76 patients infected with dengue virus, age 12 years. The secondary data taken from the medical records were filled into the proforma prepared earlier. All respondents were hospitalised children at Institute Paediatrics of Hospital Kuala Lumpur in year 2012. Result : Among 76 children admitted with dengue, 11.8% had probable dengue, 72.4% had dengue with warning signs, and 15.8% had probable dengue. 67.1% of cases were boys. Malay was the most affected ethnicity with 55(72.4%). Age group 8-9 has the highest incidence, account 22.4% of the total number of cases. The common clinical features presented by dengue infection were fever 75(98.7%), diarrhea 47(61.8%), rash 45(59.2%), lethargy 43(56.6%), chills 37(48.7%), headache 35 (46.0%) and myalgia 3l( 40.8%). majority of patients had high temperature (55.3%), high respiratory rate (71.1 %), normal heart rate (57.9%), diastolic blood pressure in between (61-70 mmHg) (46.1 %) and systolic blood pressure in between (101l20mmHg) (50%). There was an association between ethnicity with different type of dengue infection, (p=0.027). There was also an association between fever (p=0.023), chills (p=0.006), respiratory distress

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Ms. Adni Syuhaida Zon
Date Deposited:	22 Nov 2022 08:18
Last Modified:	22 Aug 2023 01:22
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/271

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