Profiling acute respiratory tract infections in children from Assam, India
Background: Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are leading global cause of under-five mortality and morbidity. Objective: To elicit the prevalence and risk factors associated with ARI among under-five children. Materials and Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was undertaken in 21 regis...
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description | Background: Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are leading global cause of under-five mortality and morbidity. Objective: To elicit the prevalence and risk factors associated with ARI among under-five children. Materials and Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was undertaken in 21 registered urban slums of Guwahati in Assam to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with ARI among 370 under-five children from 184 households and 370 families. Results: The prevalence of ARI was found to be 26.22%; infants and female children were more affected. Majority of the ARI cases were from nuclear families (84.54%), living in kutcha houses (90.72%) with inadequate ventilation (84.54%), overcrowded living condition (81.44%), with kitchen attached to the living room (65.98%) and using biomass fuel for cooking (89.69%). ARI was significantly associated with ventilation, location of kitchen in household; presence of overcrowding, nutritional status, and primary immunization status also had impacts on ARI. Conclusion: The present study had identified a high prevalence of the disease among under-fives. It also pointed out various socio-demographic, nutritional, and environmental modifiable risk factors which can be tackled by effective education of the community. |
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spelling | doaj.art-35d2af0aadb2451b88bcec43d75687422022-12-22T03:00:31ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Global Infectious Diseases0974-777X2013-01-015181410.4103/0974-777X.107167Profiling acute respiratory tract infections in children from Assam, IndiaFarzana IslamRatna SarmaArup DebroySumit KarRanabir PalBackground: Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are leading global cause of under-five mortality and morbidity. Objective: To elicit the prevalence and risk factors associated with ARI among under-five children. Materials and Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was undertaken in 21 registered urban slums of Guwahati in Assam to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with ARI among 370 under-five children from 184 households and 370 families. Results: The prevalence of ARI was found to be 26.22%; infants and female children were more affected. Majority of the ARI cases were from nuclear families (84.54%), living in kutcha houses (90.72%) with inadequate ventilation (84.54%), overcrowded living condition (81.44%), with kitchen attached to the living room (65.98%) and using biomass fuel for cooking (89.69%). ARI was significantly associated with ventilation, location of kitchen in household; presence of overcrowding, nutritional status, and primary immunization status also had impacts on ARI. Conclusion: The present study had identified a high prevalence of the disease among under-fives. It also pointed out various socio-demographic, nutritional, and environmental modifiable risk factors which can be tackled by effective education of the community.http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2013;volume=5;issue=1;spage=8;epage=14;aulast=IslamAcute respiratory infectionsImmunizationNutritionOvercrowdingUnder-five children |
spellingShingle | Farzana Islam Ratna Sarma Arup Debroy Sumit Kar Ranabir Pal Profiling acute respiratory tract infections in children from Assam, India Journal of Global Infectious Diseases Acute respiratory infections Immunization Nutrition Overcrowding Under-five children |
title | Profiling acute respiratory tract infections in children from Assam, India |
title_full | Profiling acute respiratory tract infections in children from Assam, India |
title_fullStr | Profiling acute respiratory tract infections in children from Assam, India |
title_full_unstemmed | Profiling acute respiratory tract infections in children from Assam, India |
title_short | Profiling acute respiratory tract infections in children from Assam, India |
title_sort | profiling acute respiratory tract infections in children from assam india |
topic | Acute respiratory infections Immunization Nutrition Overcrowding Under-five children |
url | http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2013;volume=5;issue=1;spage=8;epage=14;aulast=Islam |
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