RESUMEN

200 under-fives children diagnosed as having ALRTI in pediatric OPD and indoor ward were sampled using standard case definition, and bodyweight was noted for each. All relevant factors of ALRTI were studied using pre-designed and pre-tested proforma. 90 (45%) were underweight and 143 (71.5%) had >5 episodes of ALRTI. Socio-economic status was inversely related to the percentage having >5 ALRTI episodes. 93.0% of children whose parents were up to primary education level suffered from >5 episodes of ALRTI as compared to 55.3% whose parents had higher literacy levels (Z=7.0, P<0.05). Odds ratio for absence of exclusive breastfeeding (14.1), absence of measles vaccination (6.1), attached kitchen (6.9) were very high.

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Infecciones del Sistema Respiratorio/epidemiología , Protección a la Infancia , Preescolar , Femenino , Vivienda , Humanos , Inmunización , India/epidemiología , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Masculino , Oportunidad Relativa , Infecciones del Sistema Respiratorio/etiología , Infecciones del Sistema Respiratorio/patología , Factores de Riesgo , Clase Social , Delgadez , Salud Urbana