Factors associated with community acquired severe pneumonia among under five children in Dhaka, Bangladesh: A case control analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pneumonia is the leading cause of death in children globally with the majority of these deaths observed in resource-limited settings. Globally, the annual incidence of clinical pneumonia in under-five children is approximately 152 million, mostly in the low- and middle-income countries. Of these, 8.7% progressed to severe pneumonia requiring hospitalization. However, data to predict children at the greatest risk to develop severe pneumonia from pneumonia are limited.

Method

Secondary data analysis was performed after extracting relevant data from a prospective cluster randomized controlled clinical trial; children of either sex, aged two months to five years with pneumonia or severe pneumonia acquired in the community were enrolled over a period of three years in

SUBMITTER: Nasrin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8942236 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature