SIGNIFICANCE OF THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES AMONG CHILDREN WITH CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS

Objective: This research work carried out to find out the epidemiologic aspects of these diseases among children who got admission in Sir Ganga Ram hospital, Lahore. Despite the development in the field of medical care, infectious diseases are the most important reason of high rate of morbidity as well as mortality in whole world. Methodology: The analysis of the epidemiologic features carried out with the help of SPSS V. 22. In this retrograde research work, the collection of the data carried out from the clinical record files of 892 patients suffering from infectious diseases who got admission in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore from August to December of 2018. Results: Total 2105 patients who got admission in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore in the duration of this research work, were suffering from infectious diseases. Total forty two percent (892) patients. Most common occurring infections were pneumonia, gastroenteritis and infection of urinary tract with frequency of 11.0%, 57.60% and 7.10% correspondingly. The rate of mortality because of these infections was 0.30%. Conclusion: There are suggestions to improve the condition of hygienic state of supplies of water and routine utilization of pneumococcal and vaccines of the hemophilic influenza. The findings of this research work confirms the significance of the infectious diseases among pediatrics in our regions particularly pneumonia & gastroenteritis. Key Words: Morbidity, pneumonia, Influenza, vaccine, epidemiologic, mortality, infections