Magnitude of acute respiratory infections in under five.

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dc.contributor.authorChhabra, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorGarg, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorMittal, S Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorSatyanarayan, Len_US
dc.contributor.authorMehra, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Nen_US
dc.date.accessioned1993-11-01en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T05:33:47Z
dc.date.available1993-11-01en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T05:33:47Z
dc.date.issued1993-11-01en_US
dc.description.abstractA community-based study was carried out in a rural area of Delhi to measure the prevalence and incidence of acute respiratory infections among children below the age of 5 years. The prevalence of 12.1%, was similar in boys and girls and was seen to decline with age. The incidence of acute respiratory infections was 2.5 episodes per child per year; it was not different in boys and girls. There was a statistically significant decline in the incidence with age. Upper respiratory tract infections comprised 87.5% of total acute respiratory infection morbidity while lower respiratory tract infections were 12.5%. Both upper and lower respiratory tract infections declined with increasing age; while the former was similar among boys and girls, the incidence of latter was significantly greater in boys (0.4 episodes per year) as compared to girls (0.2 episodes per year). A total of 87.5% episodes were mild, 10.4% moderate and only 2.1% were severe. The results suggest that acute respiratory infections are a major community health problem and an acute respiratory infection control programme needs to be implemented urgently.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChhabra P, Garg S, Mittal SK, Satyanarayan L, Mehra M, Sharma N. Magnitude of acute respiratory infections in under five. Indian Pediatrics. 1993 Nov; 30(11): 1315-9en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/11717
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://indianpediatrics.neten_US
dc.subject.meshAcute Diseaseen_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.meshInfant, Newbornen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_US
dc.subject.meshRespiratory Tract Infections --epidemiologyen_US
dc.titleMagnitude of acute respiratory infections in under five.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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