A community-based study of acute respiratory infections among preschool children in Syria

A longitudinal community-based study of the epidemiology of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in children less than 5 years old was carried out in a low income peri-urban area of Syria. A total of 1030 children were followed up by weekly morbidity surveillance for a period of 24 weeks, starting Sep...

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Published in:	Journal of tropical pediatrics (1980) Vol. 40; no. 4; p. 207
Main Authors:	Bashour, H N, Webber, R H, Marshall, T F
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01-08-1994
Subjects:	Acute Disease Age Factors Child, Preschool Cohort Studies Conjunctivitis - epidemiology Diarrhea - epidemiology Female Health Status Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Longitudinal Studies Male Poverty Respiratory Tract Infections - classification Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology Risk Factors Suburban Population Syria - epidemiology Syria
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Summary:	A longitudinal community-based study of the epidemiology of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in children less than 5 years old was carried out in a low income peri-urban area of Syria. A total of 1030 children were followed up by weekly morbidity surveillance for a period of 24 weeks, starting September 1989. The results revealed that, on average, a child suffered 3.4 episodes of ARI per 100 child-days at risk. The average prevalence of ARI was 23 per cent of time of observation. The peak age-specific incidence occurred in children 6-12 months old for cough/cold, and in children 0-5 months for pneumonia. Male children experienced higher incidence and prevalence of ARI. The most frequently reported symptoms were nasal discharge and cough.
ISSN:	0142-6338
DOI:	10.1093/tropej/40.4.207