1. Acute care hospital morbidity in the Blood Indian Band, 1984-87.
- Author
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Kashuba S, Flowerdew G, Hessel PA, Saunders LD, Jarvis G, Laing L, Hazlett CB, and Musto R
- Subjects
- Acute Disease epidemiology, Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Alberta epidemiology, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Hospitalization trends, Humans, Infant, Length of Stay statistics & numerical data, Length of Stay trends, Male, Middle Aged, Sex Factors, Hospitalization statistics & numerical data, Indians, North American, Morbidity trends, Population Surveillance
- Abstract
Acute care hospital morbidity of the Blood Indian Band was compared with that of all Albertans between April 1, 1984 and March 31, 1987. The Blood Indians had over 2.5 times as many hospital separations and 2.2 times as many patient days as the Albertans. The highest separation rare ratios by ICD-9-CM chapter for both Blood males and females were for endocrine, metabolic and nutritional disorders. Blood females had higher rate ratios for hospitalizations for all chapters except neoplasms and Blood males had higher rate ratios for all except congenital anomalies and neoplasms. For individual conditions, Blood males had the highest separation rate ratios for alcohol dependence syndrome, gastritis/duodenitis and diabetes mellitus. Bronchitis/emphysema and diabetes mellitus had the highest rate ratios for Blood females. The results are consistent with those reported in other studies of North American Indians. Their health status is more consistent with a developing country than that expected in Canada and does not appear to be improving.
- Published
- 1994