Prevalence of communicable diseases among PHC centers visitors in al-Kadhimiya Sector ,Baghdad

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Background : Despite the continued struggle to combat the communicable diseases, they still constitute one of the major health problems.

Objective : to show the prevalence and epidemiological pattern of communicable diseases among attendance to PHC center in Al- kadhimiya sector in Baghdad City.

Methods : A cross- sectional study design, investigation records – based records obtained from case sheets and notification form of 4525 cases for communicable diseases from the period from 1st of January 2007 to 31 December 2007.

4525 cases were studied for communicable diseases attending Al- Khadhraa and Al-Shua`la Primary Health Care Center in Al-Kadhimiya sector in Baghdad city.

Results : prevalence rate of communicable diseases in Al-Khadhraa among 28438 of PHC centers attendants was (1.58%) and in Al- Shua`la among 105838 attendants was (3.8%).

It was found that there is close relationship between these communicable diseases and sex, area of residence.

Study revealed that there is a highly significant difference in prevalence rate of communicable diseases in relation to different place of PHC center in Al-Kadhimiya sector.

The study revealed that there is no relationship between types of viral hepatitis and different place of PHC center in Al- Kadhimiya sector.

Conclusion There still exists high prevalence rate of communicable diseases in Baghdad city especially in Al-Shua`la area and in children bellow fourteen years of group compare to other age group.