TY - JOUR AU - Koch, Anders AU - Sørensen, Per AU - Homøe, Preben AU - Mølbak, Kåre AU - Pedersen, Freddy Karup AU - Mortensen, Tine AU - Elberling, Hanne AU - Eriksen, Anne Mette AU - Olsen, Ove Rosing AU - Melbye, Mads T1 - Population-Based Study of Acute Respiratory Infections in Children, Greenland T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2002 VL - 8 IS - 6 SP - 586 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are frequent in Inuit children, in terms of incidence and severity. A cohort of 294 children <2 years of age was formed in Sisimiut, a community on the west coast of Greenland, and followed from 1996 to 1998. Data on ARI were collected during weekly visits at home and child-care centers; visits to the community health center were also recorded. The cohort had respiratory symptoms on 41.6% and fever on 4.9% of surveyed days. The incidence of upper and lower respiratory tract infections was 1.6 episodes and 0.9 episodes per 100 days at risk, respectively. Up to 65% of the episodes of ARI caused activity restriction; 40% led to contact with the health center. Compared with studies from other parts of the world, the incidence of ARI appears to be high in Inuit children. KW - Greenland DO - 10.3201/eid0806.010321 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/6/01-0321_article ER - End of Reference