Profiles of community acquired pneumonia cases admitted to a tertiary care hospital

ABSTRACT

To assess the demographic profiles of community-acquired pneumonia. A cross sectional study was carried out for one year, recruiting 160 hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia [CAP] patients, selected by non-probability convenience sampling method. Demographic variables such as age, gender, education, marital status, residential and socio-economic status were inquired into along with Haemoglobin estimation, Diabetes, Hypertension and Ischaemic heart disease by Pre-designed Questionnaire Performa. Data collected was analyzed by SPSS-14. Out of 160 patients, majority respondents 88 [55%] were males [P < 0.05], while 90 [56.25%] had rural residents predominance [P < 0.05]. It revealed 140 [87.5%] respondents were married [P < 0.05], while 18 [11.25%] were < 20 years, 68 [42.5%] were between 20-40 years, 58 [36.25%] from 41-60 years and 16 [10%] were > 60 years of age. There were 110 [68.75%] illiterates from lower socio-economic class. Haemoglobin level was 8-10 gm/dl among majority 80 [50%], and 34 [21.75%] were Diabetics.CAP is frequent among males, rural residents, illiterate, anaemic, diabetics and lower socio-economic married patients from 20-40 years of age