Measuring the burden of disease due to preterm birth complications in korea using disability-adjusted life years (DALY)

Hyun Joo Kim, Min Woo Jo, Seok Hwan Bae, Seok Jun Yoon, Jin Yong Lee

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    Abstract

    The premature birth rate in Korea has increased from 13.5% in 2008 to 15.7% in 2013. The complications of premature birth are a major determinant of neonatal mortality and morbidities. The purpose of this study was to estimate the burden of premature birth in Korea using disability-adjusted life years (DALY). DALY consists of years of life lost (YLL) and years lost due to disability (YLD). In this study, preterm birth complications refer to nine diseases: P07, P22, P25, P26, P27, P28, P52, P77, P612, and H351 (International Classification of Diseases—10th Revision). YLL was calculated using mortality data from the 2012 National Health Insurance Data. YLD is a function of the prevalence, disability weight (DW), and duration of each complication. DW was determined by the Korean Disability Weight Study for National Burden of Disease in Korea 2013/2015. The burden of premature birth in Korea is 79,574 DALY (YLL: 43,725; YLD: 35,849). The burden for men (DALY: 43,603; YLL: 24,004; YLD: 19,599) is higher than that of women (DALY: 35,970; YLL: 19,720; YLD: 16,250). This study could provide essential data for evaluating the effects of policies intended to reduce preterm birth.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number519
    JournalInternational journal of environmental research and public health
    Volume16
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019 Feb 1

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This study was supported by a grant of the Korean Health Technology R&D Project, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (Grant No. HI13C0729).

    Funding Information:
    Funding: This study was supported by a grant of the Korean Health Technology R&D Project, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (Grant No. HI13C0729).

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

    Keywords

    • Burden of disease
    • Disability-adjusted life year
    • Premature birth

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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