Pneumonia, as defined by WHO, is a syndromic diagnosis characterized by presence of cough or difficult breathing. Presentation to health-care provider depends on timely identification of signs and symptoms by caretakers. We explored patterns of health-care utilization among caretakers of a randomly selected sample of 1,152 children aged 2-59 months, residing in low-income settlements of Karachi, Pakistan. Information on household demographics, occurrence of pneumonia-specific symptoms, care seeking, air quality, and knowledge regarding preventive measures for pneumonia was collected. Predictors of care seeking were estimated using weighted logistic regression. Prevalence of pneumonia with cough and rapid or difficulty in breathing was found...
Pneumonia is the largest infectious disease in under-five children worldwide, including Indonesia. C...
<div><p>Pneumonia is a leading cause of deaths in infants and young children in developing countries...
Childhood pneumonia accounts for 17% of IMR in India, posing a major health burden. With cultural be...
Abstract Background Where access to facilities for childhood diarrhea and pneumonia is inadequate, c...
Childhood pneumonia continues to be the second highest contributor to childhood morbidity and mortal...
Objectives Studies in low-income and middle-income countries have shown an adverse association betwe...
ii Pneumonia is responsible for an estimated 44 % of deaths in children under 5 years of age in the ...
Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate caregiver's health seeking behaviour for children wi...
Background: The World Health Organization recommends community case management of malaria and pneumo...
Introduction: The spectrum of respiratory illness is quite broad and encompasses diseases of upper a...
Pneumonia is a leading cause of deaths in infants and young children in developing countries, includ...
Childhood pneumonia is one of the main reasons for childhood mortality in Nepal. In this study, loca...
Background: Anti-infective treatment of pneumonia, as estimated via Demographic and Health Surveys a...
determine the incidence of pneumonia and severe pneumonia among children living at high altitudes in...
Background: Childhood Community acquired pneumonia has remained the top killer disease of Children b...
Pneumonia is the largest infectious disease in under-five children worldwide, including Indonesia. C...
<div><p>Pneumonia is a leading cause of deaths in infants and young children in developing countries...
Childhood pneumonia accounts for 17% of IMR in India, posing a major health burden. With cultural be...
Abstract Background Where access to facilities for childhood diarrhea and pneumonia is inadequate, c...
Childhood pneumonia continues to be the second highest contributor to childhood morbidity and mortal...
Objectives Studies in low-income and middle-income countries have shown an adverse association betwe...
ii Pneumonia is responsible for an estimated 44 % of deaths in children under 5 years of age in the ...
Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate caregiver's health seeking behaviour for children wi...
Background: The World Health Organization recommends community case management of malaria and pneumo...
Introduction: The spectrum of respiratory illness is quite broad and encompasses diseases of upper a...
Pneumonia is a leading cause of deaths in infants and young children in developing countries, includ...
Childhood pneumonia is one of the main reasons for childhood mortality in Nepal. In this study, loca...
Background: Anti-infective treatment of pneumonia, as estimated via Demographic and Health Surveys a...
determine the incidence of pneumonia and severe pneumonia among children living at high altitudes in...
Background: Childhood Community acquired pneumonia has remained the top killer disease of Children b...
Pneumonia is the largest infectious disease in under-five children worldwide, including Indonesia. C...
<div><p>Pneumonia is a leading cause of deaths in infants and young children in developing countries...
Childhood pneumonia accounts for 17% of IMR in India, posing a major health burden. With cultural be...