Risk Factors for Acute Respiratory Infections in Children Between 0 and 23 Months of Age in a Peri-Urban District in Pakistan: A Matched Case–Control Study

Risk Factors for Acute Respiratory Infections in Children Between 0 and 23 Months of Age in a Peri-Urban District in Pakistan: A Matched Case–Control Study

Background: Acute respiratory infection (ARI) accounts for nearly 15% of all childhood mortality in South Asia, with children from rural areas at higher risk due to inaccessibility to healthcare facilities. We therefore aimed to identify risk factors associated with ARI in children under 2 years of...

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Main Authors: Fatima Mir, Shabina Ariff, Maria Bhura, Suhail Chanar, Apsara Ali Nathwani, Muhammad Jawwad, Amjad Hussain, Arjumand Rizvi, Muhammad Umer, Zahid Memon, Atif Habib, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
acute respiratory infection
risk factors
children
peri-urban setting
Pakistan
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.704545/full

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