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Magnitude of acute respiratory infections in under five children.
J Commun Dis. 1996 Dec; 28(4):273-8.JC

Abstract

A community based study was carried out in a rural area of Wardha district in Maharastra to measure the incidence of acute respiratory infections among children below 5 years age. 384 under five children were followed up fortnightly for one calendar year to estimate the incidence of acute respiratory infections (ARI). There were 1298 episodes of ARI averaging 3.67 episodes/child/year. The incidence of lower respiratory infections was 0.07 episodes/child/year. The incidence of ARI was found to be closely associated with nutritional status of the child, socio-economic status of the family, maternal literacy status and family size. Environmental factors like type of house, ventilation and fuel used for cooking were found to influence the incidence of ARI.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Singh MP
Department of P.S.M, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
Nayar S
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Acute DiseaseChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansIncidenceIndiaInfantLongitudinal StudiesMaleNutritional StatusRespiratory Tract InfectionsRural PopulationSeasonsSocioeconomic Factors

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

9057452

Citation

Singh, M P., and S Nayar. "Magnitude of Acute Respiratory Infections in Under Five Children." The Journal of Communicable Diseases, vol. 28, no. 4, 1996, pp. 273-8.
Singh MP, Nayar S. Magnitude of acute respiratory infections in under five children. J Commun Dis. 1996;28(4):273-8.
Singh, M. P., & Nayar, S. (1996). Magnitude of acute respiratory infections in under five children. The Journal of Communicable Diseases, 28(4), 273-8.
Singh MP, Nayar S. Magnitude of Acute Respiratory Infections in Under Five Children. J Commun Dis. 1996;28(4):273-8. PubMed PMID: 9057452.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Magnitude of acute respiratory infections in under five children. AU - Singh,M P, AU - Nayar,S, PY - 1996/12/1/pubmed PY - 1996/12/1/medline PY - 1996/12/1/entrez SP - 273 EP - 8 JF - The Journal of communicable diseases JO - J Commun Dis VL - 28 IS - 4 N2 - A community based study was carried out in a rural area of Wardha district in Maharastra to measure the incidence of acute respiratory infections among children below 5 years age. 384 under five children were followed up fortnightly for one calendar year to estimate the incidence of acute respiratory infections (ARI). There were 1298 episodes of ARI averaging 3.67 episodes/child/year. The incidence of lower respiratory infections was 0.07 episodes/child/year. The incidence of ARI was found to be closely associated with nutritional status of the child, socio-economic status of the family, maternal literacy status and family size. Environmental factors like type of house, ventilation and fuel used for cooking were found to influence the incidence of ARI. SN - 0019-5138 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/9057452/Magnitude_of_acute_respiratory_infections_in_under_five_children_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -