birth defects data from surveillance hospitals in hubei province, china, 200l - 2008

Birth Defects Data from Surveillance Hospitals in Hubei Province, China, 200l – 2008

BACKGROUND To determine the prevalence and characteristics of birth defects in perinatal infants in Hubei Province during 200l-2008. METHODS The prevalence of birth defects in perinatal infants delivered after 28 weeks or more was analyzed in Hubei surveillance hospitals during 200l-2008. RESULTS The incidence of birth defects in perinatal infants from 200l to 2008 was 120.0 per 10,000 birt...

Epidemiology of Birth Defects Based on a Birth Defect Surveillance System from 2005 to 2014 in Hunan Province, China

OBJECTIVE To describe the epidemiology of birth defects (BDs) in perinatal infants in Hunan Province, China, between 2005 and 2014. METHODS The BD surveillance data of perinatal infants (for stillbirth, dead fetus or live birth between 28 weeks of gestation and 7 days after birth) were collected from 52 registered hospitals of Hunan between 2005 and 2014. The prevalence rates of BDs with 95% ...

Prevalence of Pneumoconiosis in Hubei, China from 2008 to 2013

We have investigated newly reported pneumoconiosis cases in the province of Hubei, China from 2008 to 2013, to identify the major problems and challenges, and explore possible solutions for its prevention and control. We analyzed the data on new cases of pneumoconiosis from annual reports, including case distributions, patient ages, exposure duration, disease stages, and enterprise types. A tot...

Chronic disease mortality in rural and urban residents in Hubei Province, China, 2008–2010

BACKGROUND Chronic non-communicable diseases have become the major cause of death in China. This study describes and compares chronic disease mortality between urban and rural residents in Hubei Province, central China. METHODS Death records of all individuals aged 15 years and over who died from 2008 through 2010 in Hubei were obtained from the Disease Surveillance Points system maintained b...

Birth defects surveillance data from selected states, 1995-1999.

Mathematical modelling and control of schistosomiasis in Hubei Province, China.

Hubei Province, along with four other provinces in the central and eastern China where schistosomiasis is endemic (Anhui, Hunan, Jiangsu, and Jiangxi), is located in the lake and marshland regions along the Yangtze River. High population density, large numbers of farm cattle, and huge areas of snail habitat are the main characteristics that maintain the persistence of the disease and the transm...