MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH PROJECT OF ASSIUT, EGYPT

这个项目的目的是调查发病率，决定因素， 阿西亚特20个农村低出生体重儿的病态后遗症 上埃及的一个省。该项目包括以下主要内容 组成部分：对20个村庄进行完整的人口普查，以记录人口统计 每户的特征和环境条件；周刊 监测出生、死亡和迁徙，以更新人口普查； 通过收集关于以下方面的数据对所有交付进行前瞻性监控 怀孕和分娩以及婴儿出生体重的测量；以及 对村里所有36岁儿童的预期每周监测 腹泻、急性呼吸道疾病的症状和体征 感染、麻疹、营养不良和生长障碍或其他疾病。 分析将侧重于对产妇、家庭和产科的评价。 作为低出生体重儿危险因素的特征 出生体重、儿童发病率和生长模式之间的关系。 该项目还将包括一个服务组成部分，在该组成部分中，母亲、 新生儿和有特定病态症状的儿童将被转介 将在每个社区设立的社区诊所。

The purpose of this project is to investigate the incidence, determinants, and morbid sequelae of low birth weight in 20 rural villages in Assiut Governorate in Upper Egypt. The project includes the following major components: a complete census of the 20 villages to record demographic characteristics and environmental conditions of each household; weekly surveillance of births, deaths, and migrations to update the census; prospective monitoring of all deliveries with collection of data about the pregnancy and delivery and measurement of infant birth weights; and prospective weekly surveillance of all children in the villages aged 36 months or younger for symptoms and signs of diarrhea, acute respiratory infection, measles, malnutrition and growth disorders, or other diseases. Analyses will focus on evaluation of maternal, household, and obstetric characteristics as risk factors for low birth weight and on the relationships between birth weight, child morbidity, and growth patterns. The project will also include a service component, in which mothers, newborns, and children with specified morbid symptoms will be referred to community clinics which will be established in each community.