Prevalence of Pneumonia Severity in Children under 5 Years Old at Primary Health Care of Tambakrejo, Surabaya

Introduction: Pneumonia is the world-leading cause of death in children under five years old and most prevalent in developing country. Proper initial diagnosis will determine further management, because pneumonia and severe pneumonia have different treatment. The aim of this study was to describe th...

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Main Authors: Shofia Ihtasya, Retno Asih Setyoningrum, Deby Kusumaningrum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Airlangga 2021-01-01
Series:Juxta: Jurnal Ilmiah Mahasiswa Kedokteran Universitas Airlangga
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Online Access:https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JUXTA/article/view/23166
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author Shofia Ihtasya
Retno Asih Setyoningrum
Deby Kusumaningrum
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description Introduction: Pneumonia is the world-leading cause of death in children under five years old and most prevalent in developing country. Proper initial diagnosis will determine further management, because pneumonia and severe pneumonia have different treatment. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of pneumonia severity in children under five years old at primary health setting.   Methods: This study was a cross – sectional descriptive study on medical records of children aged 2 to 59 months with pneumonia at primary health care of Tambakrejo, Surabaya from September to December 2017. Severity of pneumonia is classified using its clinical sign such as fast breathing, fever, chest indrawing, and general danger sign. The data were processed using Microsoft Office Excel and statistically analyzed with SPSS IBM 20.   Results: There were 31 respondents that were diagnosed with pneumonia at primary health care of Tambakrejo, Surabaya from September to December 2017. Most of the children diagnosed with pneumonia were aged 12 to 59 months (61.3%) and 22.6 % of the children had severe pneumonia.   Conclusion: Distribution of severity case of pneumonia at primary health care of Tambakrejo, Surabaya showed that there were more case of pneumonia with fast breathing than severe pneumonia or pneumonia with any general danger sign. Most of them were diagnosed at 12 to 59 months with a good nutritional status.
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spelling doaj.art-8135c40fa2e94375a4e399851546add12023-01-13T03:46:04ZengFakultas Kedokteran Universitas AirlanggaJuxta: Jurnal Ilmiah Mahasiswa Kedokteran Universitas Airlangga1907-36232684-94532021-01-01121262810.20473/juxta.V12I12021.26-2818974Prevalence of Pneumonia Severity in Children under 5 Years Old at Primary Health Care of Tambakrejo, SurabayaShofia Ihtasya0Retno Asih Setyoningrum1Deby Kusumaningrum2Universitas AirlanggaUniversitas AirlanggaUniversitas AirlanggaIntroduction: Pneumonia is the world-leading cause of death in children under five years old and most prevalent in developing country. Proper initial diagnosis will determine further management, because pneumonia and severe pneumonia have different treatment. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of pneumonia severity in children under five years old at primary health setting.   Methods: This study was a cross – sectional descriptive study on medical records of children aged 2 to 59 months with pneumonia at primary health care of Tambakrejo, Surabaya from September to December 2017. Severity of pneumonia is classified using its clinical sign such as fast breathing, fever, chest indrawing, and general danger sign. The data were processed using Microsoft Office Excel and statistically analyzed with SPSS IBM 20.   Results: There were 31 respondents that were diagnosed with pneumonia at primary health care of Tambakrejo, Surabaya from September to December 2017. Most of the children diagnosed with pneumonia were aged 12 to 59 months (61.3%) and 22.6 % of the children had severe pneumonia.   Conclusion: Distribution of severity case of pneumonia at primary health care of Tambakrejo, Surabaya showed that there were more case of pneumonia with fast breathing than severe pneumonia or pneumonia with any general danger sign. Most of them were diagnosed at 12 to 59 months with a good nutritional status.https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JUXTA/article/view/23166severitypneumoniachildprimary health care.
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Retno Asih Setyoningrum
Deby Kusumaningrum
Prevalence of Pneumonia Severity in Children under 5 Years Old at Primary Health Care of Tambakrejo, Surabaya
Juxta: Jurnal Ilmiah Mahasiswa Kedokteran Universitas Airlangga
severity
pneumonia
child
primary health care.
title Prevalence of Pneumonia Severity in Children under 5 Years Old at Primary Health Care of Tambakrejo, Surabaya
title_full Prevalence of Pneumonia Severity in Children under 5 Years Old at Primary Health Care of Tambakrejo, Surabaya
title_fullStr Prevalence of Pneumonia Severity in Children under 5 Years Old at Primary Health Care of Tambakrejo, Surabaya
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of Pneumonia Severity in Children under 5 Years Old at Primary Health Care of Tambakrejo, Surabaya
title_short Prevalence of Pneumonia Severity in Children under 5 Years Old at Primary Health Care of Tambakrejo, Surabaya
title_sort prevalence of pneumonia severity in children under 5 years old at primary health care of tambakrejo surabaya
topic severity
pneumonia
child
primary health care.
url https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JUXTA/article/view/23166
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