Incidence and predictors of respiratory tract infections among birth cohorts in Ethiopia, 2023.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respiratory tract infection (RTI) has been a predominant health problem worldwide, including Ethiopia. It is one of the major causes of under-five mortality in Ethiopia, accountable for 18% of total deaths. Nationwide studies on the incidence of respiratory infections and maternal risk factors are limited. Hence, this study was aimed to determine the incidence and predictors of respiratory infections among infants aged less than six months in Ethiopia, 2023.

Methods

This was a retrospective follow up study using data from Performance Monitoring for Action Ethiopia (PMA Ethiopia). A two-stage cluster sampling technique was used to select a total 2,246 eligible study participants from 206 enumeration areas. A Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to ide

SUBMITTER: Bayou FD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11806740 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature