Publications by authors named "Boeun Han"
The complementary food introduction and consumption guidelines for atopic dermatitis and food allergy prevention have evolved; however, their impact on infant feeding practices remains unclear. This study aimed to analyze complementary food diversity trends in infants, identify vulnerable infants with limited food diversity, and examine the trends in infants with or without vulnerable factors over time. This study analyzed infants aged 9-12 months who participated in the food diversity survey, conducted as part of the National Health Screening Program in Korea from 2009 to 2020.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To analyze the complex relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and neurodevelopmental achievements by investigating the temporal dynamics of these associations from birth to age 6.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study was conducted over 6 years using population-based data from the National Health Insurance Service and integrated data from the National Health Screening Program for Infants and Children. Participants were children born between 2009 and 2011 in Korea without neurodevelopmental delays with potential developmental implications.
Background/objectives: Understanding the impact of early-life nutritional choices on neurodevelopment in children is a growing area of research. To investigate the association between dietary patterns at multiple timelines and neurodevelopmental outcomes in 6-year-old children.
Subjects/methods: This administrative observational study utilized a merged data from the national health insurance database and the health screening program for children.
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- This study analyzes data from over 19,000 Korean children hospitalized for severe respiratory infections and compares them to 191,690 unexposed children to investigate the link between early respiratory viral infections and asthma development.
- Findings indicate that children who experienced severe respiratory infections, including those caused by specific viruses like rhinovirus and influenza, had higher rates of asthma exacerbation and new asthma cases over nearly 8 years of follow-up.
- The research emphasizes that multiple hospitalizations for lower respiratory tract infections significantly increase the risk of asthma complications later in life.
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- The study highlights the risks associated with using first-generation antihistamines in children, especially concerning their potential link to seizure events.
- Researchers analyzed a comprehensive dataset from Korea, focusing on children who experienced seizures from 2002 to 2005, to explore the relationship between antihistamine prescriptions and seizures.
- The findings revealed that a significant number of children who had seizures had also been prescribed antihistamines, particularly those aged 6 months to 6 years, suggesting a need for caution when prescribing these medications.
Background: Community water fluoridation is an effective public health strategy for preventing dental caries, yet. Concerns exist about potential health problems. This study explores associations between tap water fluoride levels and pediatric disease burden, as well as neurodevelopmental outcomes at 6 years of age.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRotavirus is linked to severe childhood gastroenteritis and neurological complications, but its impact on neurodevelopment remains uncertain. We examined data from 1 420 941 Korean children born between 2009 and 2011, using the Korean National Health Insurance System. We assessed neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 6 years using the validated Korean Developmental Test, covering 6 major domains, with propensity score-based inverse probability weighting including consideration of covariates sex, birth weight, changes in body weight from birth to 4-6 months of age, head circumference at 4-6 months of age, residence at birth, economic status, infant feeding types, and birth year.
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