Prevalence of Respiratory Infections during the 2018–2020 Period in the Paediatric Population of Primary Care Centres in Central Catalonia

Author:

Macías Reyes María José1ORCID,Vidal-Alaball Josep234ORCID,Suwezda Eduardo Alejandro5ORCID,Miró Catalina Queralt34ORCID,Homs Maria3ORCID,Ruiz-Comellas Anna2346

Affiliation:

1. University Hospital of Igualada, 08700 Igualada, Spain

2. Faculty of Medicine, Vic-Central University of Catalonia, 08500 Vic, Spain

3. Health Promotion in Rural Areas Research Group, Institut Català de la Salut, 08272 Sant Fruitós de Bages, Spain

4. Central Catalonia Research Support Unit, Jordi Gol i Gurina University Institute for Research in Primary Health Care Foundation, 08007 Barcelona, Spain

5. Primary Care Centre Vilanova del Camí, 08788 Vilanova del Camí, Spain

6. Primary Care Centre Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, 08250 Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Spain

Abstract

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, policies such as social distancing, hand washing, and the use of masks were implemented, which could play an important role in the reduction of infectious diseases. An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted to observe the prevalence of respiratory infections in children under 15 years of age during the 2018–2020 period in Primary Care centres in Central Catalonia. In 2020, there was a 44.3% decrease in total consultations for respiratory infections compared to 2019. All respiratory infections exhibited a significant decrease except flu-like syndrome; children between the ages of 6 and 12 had the highest prevalence of flu-like syndrome (87.6%), and the SARS-CoV-2-19 infection was most frequent (4%) among those between the ages of 12 and 15. Compared to urban centres, rural centres presented a higher prevalence of all infections except flu-like syndrome and SARS-CoV-2. In conclusion, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant decrease in the number of consultations for respiratory infections in the paediatric population, except for flu-like syndrome, which increased in cases in January, February, and March 2020. No differences were found between sexes, although differences were found in the distribution of the different age groups.

Funder

Strategic Plan for Health Research and Innovation

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Health Information Management,Health Informatics,Health Policy,Leadership and Management

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