1SRF, Scientist-F, Regional Medical Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
2KIIT School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
3Director (Research) Medical & Life Science, Directorate of Medical Research, IMS &SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
4Additional Professor, Department of Pediatric, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar
*Corresponding Author: Dr S. K. Kar, Director (Research) Medical & Life Science Directorate of Medical Research, S ‘O ’A University, BBSR Former - Director RMRC, BBSR Phone: 9437041322, Email: shantanukar123@gmail.com
Online published on 26 September, 2019.
The present study was undertaken to observe the status and regional variations in acute respiratory infections (ARI's) among the children below 5years age group in coastal and tribal regions of the state Odisha, India. Hospital-based cross-sectional study. Fisher's exact test using Graph Pad Prism 5.0 was used for comparison of different risk factors associated with ARI's
Prevalence of ARI was 20.9% (3513/16769), in tribal region and its 26.8% (1988/7401) in coastal region 16.2% (1524/9368). Out of 303 coastal cases 64.6% were males and from 300 tribal cases, 58.6% were females (p<0.0001, OR=2.600). Low birth weight children suffered severe forms of ARI were more in tribal region 59.3% compared to coastal region 36.6% (P=0.0001, OR=0.3962). Bivariate analyses indicated that overcrowding (OR=0.613), cross ventilation (OR=1.403); low birth weight and mother's age were significantly associated with ARI. Fever (73.2%) and cough (73.8%), were the most frequently reported clinical symptoms.
Pneumonia, Morbidity, Infant, Social Class, Maternal Age, Respiratory Tract Infections
