TITLE:
Morbidity and Mortality Related to Infectious Diseases in the Roi Boudouin Paediatric Ward in Senegal
AUTHORS:
Guillaye Diagne, Aliou Abdoulaye Ndongo, Djeneba Fafa Cissé, Sidy Lamine Mbaye, Jean Baptiste Niokhor Diouf, Fatou Ly
KEYWORDS:
Morbidity, Mortality, Infections, Children
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Pediatrics,
Vol.14 No.4,
July
15,
2024
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Infant and child morbidity and mortality linked to infections remain a major concern in both developed and developing countries. The general objective was to determine the characteristics of hospital morbidity and mortality linked to infectious pathologies in the pediatric department of the King Baudouin hospital center in Dakar. Methods: This was a retrospective, descriptive and analytical study focusing on children hospitalized from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2021 in the pediatric department of the King Baudouin hospital center in Dakar. Results: During the study period, 1474 children were hospitalized for an infectious pathology in the pediatric department. The sex ratio was 1.48. Children aged between one and twelve months represented 34.12%. Morbidity due to respiratory and digestive infections was 42.33% and 33.45%, respectively. Pediatric hospital mortality was 0.75% with a predominance noted in infants between 1 and 12 months (55.86%). Respiratory, digestive infections, sepsis and neurological infections were the main causes of death. Factors associated with mortality were age (1 to 12 months) with p Conclusion: Reducing infant and child mortality linked to infectious diseases remains a crucial challenge to address for improving children’s health. Early detection of related signs, prevention of infections, and adequate care and monitoring of infants and children can contribute to this reduction.