title: Temporal trends of dengue fever/dengue hemorrhagic fever in Bangkok, Thailand from 1981 to 2000: an age-period-cohort analysis.
abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of age, time period, and birth cohorts with dengue fever/dengue hemorrhagic fever (DF/DHF) in Bangkok, Thailand over the period 1981-2000. The age group at greatest risk for DF/DHF was 5-9 years old. The period effect shows a remittent pattern, with significant increases in 1986-1990 and 1996-2000. The birth cohort group showed a significant decreasing trend from the 1961-1965 group to the 1991-1995 group (R2 = 0.7620) with a decreasing rate of 0.1. We concluded that the temporal trend of DF/DHF is decreasing; especially for DHF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakarinwirot University, Nakhon Nayok 26120, Thailand. kittipong_swu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kongsomboon
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singhasivanon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaewkungwal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nimmannitya
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Mammen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nisalak
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sawanpanyalert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016014:Linear Models; D012306:Risk; D019595:Severe Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology