J Korean Med Sci.  2016 Nov;31(Suppl 2):S184-S190. 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.S2.S184.

Disability-Adjusted Life Years for Maternal, Neonatal, and Nutritional Disorders in Korea

• Kim SH
• Lee HJ
• Ock M
• Go DS
• Kim HJ
• Lee JY
• Jo MW

• KMID: 2360669
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2016.31.S2.S184

Abstract

Maternal and child health is an important issue throughout the world. Given their impact on maternal and child health, nutritional issues need to be carefully addressed. Accordingly, the effect of maternal, child, and nutritional disorders on disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) should be calculated. The present study used DALYs to estimate the burden of disease of maternal, neonatal, and nutritional disorders in the Korean population in 2012. For this purpose, we used claim data of the Korean National Health Insurance Service, DisMod II, and death data of the Statistics Korea and adhered to incidence-based DALY estimation methodology. The total DALYs per 100,000 population were 376 in maternal disorders, 64 in neonatal disorders, and 58 in nutritional deficiencies. The leading causes of DALYs were abortion in maternal disorders, preterm birth complications in neonatal disorders, and iron-deficiency anemia in nutritional deficiencies. Our findings shed light on the considerable burden of maternal, neonatal, and nutritional conditions, emphasizing the need for health care policies that can reduce morbidity and mortality.

Keyword

Disability-Adjusted Life Year; DALYs; Incidence-based; Maternal Disorders; Neonatal Disorders; Nutritional Deficiencies

MeSH Terms

Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
Child
Child Health
Delivery of Health Care
Humans
Korea*
Malnutrition
Mortality
National Health Programs
Nutrition Disorders*
Premature Birth

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Incidence-based DALYs for maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases. MH, maternal hemorrhage; HDP, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy; OL, obstructed labor; MS, maternal sepsis; PBC, preterm birth complications; IDN, infectious disorders of the newborn; NE, neonatal encephalopathy (birth asphyxia and birth trauma); SIDS, sudden infant death syndrome; IDA, iron-deficiency anemia; VAD, vitamin A deficiency; PEM, protein-energy malnutrition; ID, iodine deficiency.

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