Risk factors for fatal pneumonia: a case control study.

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dc.contributor.authorDeivanayagam, Nen_US
dc.contributor.authorNedunchelian, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorRamasamy, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorSudhandirakannan,en_US
dc.contributor.authorRatnam, S Ren_US
dc.date.accessioned1992-12-01en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T06:02:41Z
dc.date.available1992-12-01en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T06:02:41Z
dc.date.issued1992-12-01en_US
dc.description.abstractWe conducted a case control study to identify the risk factors for death among hospitalized children with acute pneumonia at the Institute of Child Health, Madras. All the 70 patients who died of pneumonia constituted the case--patients and 140 children recovered from pneumonia, selected by systematic sampling, during the same period served as controls. By univariate analysis, the risk factors for death in pneumonia observed were associated illnesses--Odds Ratio (OR) 22.2. (95% confidence interval [CI] 9.8-51.4; p = < 0.001); congenital anomalies--OR 10.4 (2.9-37.8; p = < 0.001); severe pneumonia--OR 4.2 (1.2-14.4; p = 0.09); marasmic status--OR 2.9 (1.5-5.7; p = 0.001); age under 6 months--OR 2.8 (1.3-5.7; p = 0.004); and severity of the pneumonia (lobar versus segmental)--OR 2.0 (0.9-4.5; p = 0.09). By logistic regression analysis the following risk factors were significant--associated illnesses. (51.6; 18-146.9; p = < 0.001); age under 6 months (6.5; 2-20.6; p = < 0.001), marasmic status (5.8; 2.2-15.6; p = < 0.001); and congenital anomalies (3.8; 2.0-7.1; p = < 0.001). These risk factors should be kept in mind by the clinicians for appropriate intervention at an earlier stage to minimize death.en_US
dc.description.affiliationClinical Epidemiology Unit (CEU), Institute of Child Health, Egmore, Madras.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDeivanayagam N, Nedunchelian K, Ramasamy S, Sudhandirakannan , Ratnam SR. Risk factors for fatal pneumonia: a case control study. Indian Pediatrics. 1992 Dec; 29(12): 1529-32en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/14619
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://indianpediatrics.neten_US
dc.subject.meshAcute Diseaseen_US
dc.subject.meshCase-Control Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshPneumonia --mortalityen_US
dc.subject.meshRisk Factorsen_US
dc.titleRisk factors for fatal pneumonia: a case control study.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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