Prevalence and factors associated with acute respiratory infection among under-five children in selected tertiary hospitals of Kathmandu Valley.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute respiratory infection (ARI) is responsible for about 30-50 percent of visits to health facilities and for about 20-30 percent of admissions to hospitals in Nepal for children under 5 years old. Incidence of ARI in children among under-five years of age is 344 per 1000 in Nepal. Hence, the study aims to find out the prevalence and factors associated with acute respiratory infection among under-five children.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted at Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital and International Friendship Children's Hospital (IFCH) in Kathmandu among children of age 2-59 months attending Pediatric OPD. A total of 286 children were selected using the non-probability (convenient) sampling technique. Data were collected using pre-tested se

SUBMITTER: Ghimire P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8989212 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature