中文摘要：

目的：对2010年南通市瑞慈儿童医院的手足口病患者进行调查，了解该病的流行病学特征和影响因素，提高对该病的认识。方法：采用描述性流行病学方法对手足口病的流行病学特征进行分析，采用病例对照研究，疋。检验、秩和检验和Logistic回归分析方法分析影响因素。结果：5-7月份为手足口病的高发季节，发病人群主要为0-5岁年龄组的散居儿童和幼托儿童，男童发病多于女童。手足口病接触史、家庭儿童数、便后洗手、照顾者文化程度均为手足口病的影响因素。结论：以5岁以下散居儿童和幼托儿童为防控重点人群，开展健康教育工作，使其养成良好的卫生习惯，对于控制手足口病的接触传播具有重大意义。

英文摘要：

Objective： To investigate the inpatients with hand - foot - mouth disease from Ruici children＇s hospital of Nantong city in 2010, the epidemiological characteristics and effect factors of the disease were analyzed, and the awareness of the diseases was improved. Methods： A descriptive epidemiological method was used to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of hand - foot - mouth disease, a case - control study was performed; Chi - square test, rank sum test, and Logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the effect factors. Results： May, June, and July were the reasons with high prevalence of hand - foot - mouth disease, the main affected population were 0 - 5 - year - old scattered children and the children in nurseries. The incidence of hand - foot - mouth disease in boys was higher than that in girls. The effect factors of hand - foot - mouth disease included contact history of hand - foot - mouth disease, the number of children in a family, washing hands after defecation, and educational level of the minders. Conclusion： The scattered children under five years and the children in nurseries are the focal population of prevention and control of hand - foot - mouth disease. Carrying out health education and developing good health habits have important significances for controlling the contact transmission of hand - foot - mouth disease.