“In this study, we decided to look at how children perform following the less severe infections that many of them frequently experience during their childhood,” he added. The findings showed that a good number of sick days due to less severe infections whether five, ten or even fifteen prescriptions were picked up at the pharmacy during childhood had no significance for the child’s ability to complete primary and lower secondary school. “On the other hand, we found that children who had been admitted to hospital as a result of severe infections had a lower chance of completing ninth grade. The decisive factor is therefore the severity of the disease, but not necessarily the number of sick days,” Kohler-Forsberg said. “The study ought to reassure those parents who find that their young children are often sick.

Source: Indian Express February 24, 2018 16:37 UTC