Vinod K Ramani|Jayashree Pattankar|Suresh Kuralayanapalya Puttahonnappa
Acute Respiratory Infections among Under- Five Age Group Children at Urban Slums of Gulbarga City: A Longitudinal Study
Institute of Medical Sciences|Institute of Medical Sciences|National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology
among illness acute respiratory infections ari account 3060 paediatric outpatient attendance 2030 hospital admissionsto study morbidity pattern ari among underfiveage group children assess determinantsa longitudinal cohort study conducted one year period comprising cumulative sample 400 children 3 urban slums gulbarga city history nasal discharge cough fever sore throat breathing difficulty discharge ear alone combination used recognition ari episode respiratory rate 60minute 2 month infants 50211 months 4015 years child cough cold fever singly combination considered criteria recognition pneumoniaout 400 surveyed ari detected among 109 children giving incidence 2725 among upper respiratory tract infection urti found among 1925 lower respiratory tract infection lrti among 8 ari observed among 3804 infants 3784 23yearold children 3687 boys 4043 children born illiterate fathers 3577 ses class iv 4079 ses class v 4189 children family history respiratory illness data found statistically significant high rates ari also observed among 4136 children living households firewood fuel usage 3504 children pets household 3482 children delayed milestones 5385 children grade iv 6667 children grade v malnutrition episodes occurred winter months year oct jan followup phase study done cohort 112 children period one year attack rate 327 episodeschildyear observedcommunity education programs focus addressing specific issues viz identification respiratory illness simple case management proper immunization practices breast feeding infants nutrition child reduction domestic air pollution