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. 2019 Feb 12;16(3):519.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph16030519.

Measuring the Burden of Disease Due to Preterm Birth Complications in Korea Using Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALY)

Hyun Joo Kim  1 , Min-Woo Jo  2 , Seok-Hwan Bae  3 , Seok-Jun Yoon  4 , Jin Yong Lee  5   6
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Measuring the Burden of Disease Due to Preterm Birth Complications in Korea Using Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALY)

Hyun Joo Kim et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

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.

Keywords: burden of disease; disability-adjusted life year; premature birth.

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The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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The results of sensitivity analysis. DALY: disability-adjusted life-years; YLD: years lost due to disability; YLL: years of life lost.
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