Pneumonia in Sagamu
Niger. j. paediatr
; 20(3)1993.
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in English
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| ID: biblio-1267426
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ABSTRACT
A study of 154 cases of pneumonia in infancy and childhood at the Ogun State University Teaching Hospital is presented. The condition accounted for 3.9 percent of all paediatric admissions. A majority (81.2 percent) of the patients were aged three years and under; while the male to female ratio was 1.11. A seasonal variation in the prevalence of pneumonia was found with two peaks in February and November. Brochopneumonia was the commoner type of pneumonia; occurring in 83.1 percent of the cases. Patients with lobar pneumonia were significantly older and had a higher mean temperature on admission and a longer period of hospitalization than patients with bronchopneumonia. The commonest associated conditions that were identified included upper respiratory tract infection in 39 percent; measles in 24.7 percent and protein-energy malnutrition in 7.1 percent of the cases
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Database:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Pneumonia
/
Infant
Type of study:
Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Niger. j. paediatr
Year:
1993
Document type:
Article