Daycare attendance and respiratory tract infections: a prospective birth cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We explored the burden of respiratory tract infections (RTIs) in young children with regard to day-care initiation.

Design

Longitudinal prospective birth cohort study.

Setting and methods

We recruited 1827 children for follow-up until the age of 24 months collecting diary data on RTIs and daycare. Children with continuous daycare type and complete data were divided into groups of centre-based daycare (n=299), family day care (FDC) (n=245) and home care (n=350). Using repeated measures variance analyses, we analysed days per month with symptoms of respiratory tract infection, antibiotic treatments and parental absence from work for a period of 6 months prior to and 9 months after the start of daycare.

Results

We documented a significant effect of time

SUBMITTER: Schuez-Havupalo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5588939 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature