Epidemiology characteristics of chickenpox hospitalizations at Peru Children's Hospital, 2001-2011

Authors

  • Edwin Miranda-Choque Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño, Lima, Perú. Médico Infectólogo.
  • Sonia Farfán-Ramos Hospital Nacional 2 de Mayo, Lima, Perú. b Enfermera, especialista en Enfermería Pediátrica. Magíster en Salud Pública y Comunitaria.
  • Sara Barrientos-Zulca Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño, Lima, Perú. Enfermera, especialista en Enfermería Pediátrica.
  • Lizzet Lara-Levano Hospital Emergencias Pediátricas, Lima, Perú. Enfermera Especialista en Cuidados Intensivo.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v74i2.2380

Keywords:

Seasonal disturbance, chickenpox, hospitalization.

Abstract

Objective: To determine the epidemiology of chickenpox hospitalizations. Design: Case series study. Setting: National Institute of Child Health, Lima, Peru. Participants: Children with chickenpox. Interventions: Children hospitalized for chickenpox from 2001 to 2011 at Peru’s National Institute of Child Health (INSN) -country without routine vaccination against this infection- were identified from the statistical office data. Main outcome measures: Seasonal variability of children hospitalized with chickenpox. Results: We studied 1 566 children hospitalized for chickenpox, with mean age 2 years 6 months; 46.4% (727/1 466) were female, median hospital stay was 6 days (IQR: 9.4). The most affected group was 0 to 2 years corresponding to 55% (864/1 566). There was seasonal distribution in months’ frequency with annual increasing trend. Cases of chickenpox with some complication were 68.5% (1 073/1 566), and 0.83% (13/1 493) died. Conclusions: Hospitalizations for chickenpox in the INSN is a major cause of morbidity, with seasonal trend, more frequent from November to February, with tendency to annual increase; it represents a significant economic burden.

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Published

2013-06-10

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Vol. 74 No. 2 (2013)

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Miranda-Choque E, Farfán-Ramos S, Barrientos-Zulca S, Lara-Levano L. Epidemiology characteristics of chickenpox hospitalizations at Peru Children’s Hospital, 2001-2011. An Fac med [Internet]. 2013 Jun. 10 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];74(2):97-9. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/2380