MORBIDITY ASSESSMENT THROUGH EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRIAGE IN THE CHILDREN OF SIBIU COUNTY
Abstract:
This paper analyses the health status of the school-aged children in Sibiu County with the help of the epidemiological triage. The aim of this medical examination is to assess the health status of the children in Sibiu County, to prevent, fight and treat the infectious and contagious diseases identified after each holiday. The study took place between 2011 and 2013 and included a total number of 117 599 children enrolled in pre-university education (kindergartens, elementary schools and high schools) at the level of Sibiu County. Following the epidemiological triage, there were found 6 575 cases of parasitic and infectious diseases, of which most cases were registered in the children belonging to elementary schools, followed by those in kindergartens and high schools. At the level of the children in kindergartens, most cases of infectious diseases were registered in 2013, compared to the elementary schools and high schools, where in 2011, there were found most cases of illness.
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