Incidence of illness in early group and family day-care.
Incidence of illness in early group and family day-care.
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早期团体和家庭日托中的疾病发生率。
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Anna
在日托中心登记的儿童报告疾病的频率进行了比较，在家庭抚养的儿童和家庭日托家庭的儿童的频率。儿童年龄范围为6至42个月（平均21个月）。在连续两个冬天，通过每两个月一次的电话采访，收集了七类疾病的数据。在研究的第一年，在日托中心登记的儿童中，胃肠道和全身疾病的报告频率明显更高，尽管重大疾病没有。在研究的第二年，中心儿童的疾病报告频率明显更高，但主要是在较小的年龄，即2岁之前。在研究的2年中，中心、家庭抚养和家庭日托儿童每次电话报告的疾病和症状的平均数量分别为2.56、1.36和1.35。虽然它已被证明在其他地方，心理健康可能不受影响的早期团体照顾，目前的研究结果意味着，身体健康可能会有所减少。目前还不清楚这些儿童是否会在以后的年龄更能抵抗感染。
The frequency of reported illness in children enrolled in a day-care center was compared to frequency in home-reared children and in children in family day-care homes. Children ranged from 6 to 42 months of age (mean, 21 months). Data on seven categories of illness were collected by bimonthly telephone interviews with parents during two consecutive winters. In the first year of the study gastrointestinal and total illnesses were reported significantly more frequently in children enrolled in the day-care center, though major illnesses were not. In the second year of the study illnesses were significantly more frequently reported in center children though mainly at the younger ages, that is, prior to 2 years of age. The mean numbers of illnesses and symptoms reported per call over the 2 years of the study were 2.56, 1.36, and 1.35 for center, home-reared and family day-care children respectively. Though it has been shown elsewhere that psychological health may be unaffected by early group care, the present findings imply that physical health may be somewhat reduced. It is unknown whether these children will be more resistant to infection at a later age.