Risk factors for acute respiratory infection in children younger than five years in Bangladesh

Imran, Muhammad; Inshafi, M.U.A.; Sheikh, Rayees Yousuf; Chowdhury, Muhammad Abdul Baker; Uddin, Jamal

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2019.05.011

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“…Many of these risk factors are associated with childhood ARI in Bangladesh. While overcrowding in households is a recognized risk factor for ill-health, few studies have evaluated the mechanism of spread of respiratory infections in children in overcrowded households (Dagne et al, 2020;Sultana et al, 2019;Imran et al, 2019). Household overcrowding may contribute to high rates of childhood ARI in Bangladesh.…”

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Effect of in-house crowding on childhood hospital admissions for acute respiratory infection: A matched case–control study in Bangladesh

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Sultana

Iqbal

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International Journal of Infectious Diseases

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Despite previous studies conducted to identify potential household factors, no conclusive evidence exists regarding the effect of in-house crowding on hospitalization for acute respiratory infection (ARI) in Bangladesh. Hence, the aim of this study was to detect such an association in children aged 6-59 months. Methods: An age and sex-matched case-control study was conducted involving 348 children in Bangladesh. In-house crowding was measured by people-per-bedroom. Conditional logistic regression was performed to identify the association between in-house crowding and hospitalization for ARI. Results: In-house overcrowding was associated with a 2.9-fold (95% confidence interval 1.80-4.73) greater adjusted odds of hospitalization for ARI compared to children from less crowded houses. In-house overcrowding was common in rural areas and in households with a poor economic status. Suboptimal breastfeeding and household tobacco smoke exposure were found to prevail in overcrowded households. Conclusion:In-house overcrowding is associated with an increased risk of hospitalization for ARI in young children. Eliminating the fraction of the ARI burden due to in-house overcrowding will rely on increasing awareness regarding indoor air pollution and ventilation in the house and making efforts to avoid smoking in dwellings. Along with the management of crowding, child nutrition and exclusive breastfeeding requirements should be continued for a wide range of child health benefits.

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Effect of in-house crowding on childhood hospital admissions for acute respiratory infection: A matched case–control study in Bangladesh

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et al. 2021

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

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“…Malnutrition over the last century has been a worrisome morbidity condition that remains a disease burden globally [1] and subsequently drained global economic resources [2]. However, there has been concerted effort to ensure that people of all ages are less vulnerable to the intricacy of malnutrition [3] through researches and investment programs from governments, NGOs, and private entities.…”

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Malnutrition Research Output: A Bibliometric Analysis for articles Index in Web of Science between 1900 and 2020

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Introduction: Malnutrition is a significant cause of child morbidity and mortality, and it remains a global health issue with high prevalence. Here, we carried out a bibliometric survey to provide global scientific research output on malnutrition and identify the research gaps and future research direction from published papers searched in Web of Science (WoS).Methods: A comprehensive analysis was generated by searching the WoS database. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), was used to search terms "Malnutrition' or 'Malnourishment' or 'Nutritional Deficiency' or 'Undernutrition' or 'Nutrition Disorders.' Was used to retrieve article published in between 1900 and 2020. Only original research and review papers published in English were included in the analysis. SPSS, HistCite, Bibliometrix app." (Using R), and VOSviewer ver 1.6.6 were used for analysis. Results:Research output peak from 1972 to 2007 with 100(0.99%) articles, in 2008 to 2012 with more than 200 (1.98%) articles, while the year 2019 and 2020 had the least more than 500 (4.95%) articles per year. The United States ranked first in terms of the number of articles 1947(19.28%), followed by United Kingdom 604 (5.98%), and Brazil 412 (4.08%). In addition, our analyses revealed a significant correlation between the total number of citations Year science publications(r=0.9216, p<0.0001), and between number of countries (r=0.9219, p<0.0001), and number of Number of authors (r=0.4149, p<0.0001), and Institution (r=0.5534, p<0.0001), Journal h_index (r=0.6927, p<0.0001), and Journal impact factors (r=0.6364, p<0.0544). Conclusion:This bibliometric analysis provides insights into the global overview on the annual trend of the global malnutrition research output, institution, journal, authors, and countries.

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“…[19]. Several studies investigated the impact of socio-demographic, maternal, or child characteristics on specific childhood diseases [16,[20][21][22]. For example, Imran et al [22] investigated the potential risk factors for early childhood acute respiratory infections; Pathelaet et al [16] studied the risk factors for the diarrheal disease of young children in Bangladesh.…”

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“…Several studies investigated the impact of socio-demographic, maternal, or child characteristics on specific childhood diseases [16,[20][21][22]. For example, Imran et al [22] investigated the potential risk factors for early childhood acute respiratory infections; Pathelaet et al [16] studied the risk factors for the diarrheal disease of young children in Bangladesh. However, to the best of our knowledge, there is no published research on the association between C-section and early childhood diseases and/or identify potential risk factors that may influence the overall common childhood disease in Bangladesh.…”

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Cesarean delivery and early childhood diseases in Bangladesh: An analysis of Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)

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Introduction The rate of cesarean delivery (C-section) has been increasing worldwide, including Bangladesh, and it has a negative impact on the mother and child's health. Our aim was to examine the association between C-section and childhood diseases and to identify the key factors associated with childhood diseases. Methods We used four nationally representative data sets from multiple indicator cluster survey (MICS, 2012 and 2019) and Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS, 2011and 2014) and analyzed 25,270 mother-child pairs. We used the frequency of common childhood diseases (fever, short or rapid breaths, cough, blood in stools, and diarrhea) as our outcome variable and C-section as exposure variable. We included mother’s age, place of residence, division, mother’s education, wealth index, child age, child sex, and child size at birth as confounding variables. Negative binomial regression model was used to analyze the data. Results In the BDHS data, the prevalence of C-section increased from 17.95% in 2011 to 23.33% in 2014. Also, in MICS, the prevalence almost doubled over an eight-year period (17.74% in 2012 to 35.41% in 2019). We did not observe any significant effect of C-section on childhood diseases in both surveys. Only in 2014 BDHS, we found that C-section increases the risk of childhood disease by 5% [Risk Ratio (RR): 1.05, 95% CI: 0.95, 1.17, p = 0.33]. However, the risk of childhood disease differed significantly in all survey years by division, child's age, and child’s size at birth after adjusting for important confounding variables. For example, children living in Chittagong division had a higher risk [(2011 BDHS RR: 1.22, 95% CI: 1.08, 1.38) and (2019 MICS RR: 1.21, 95% CI: 1.08, 1.35)] of having disease compared to Dhaka division. Maternal age, education, and wealth status showed significant differences with the outcome in some survey years. Conclusion Our study shows that C-section in Bangladesh continued to increase over time, and we did not find significant association between C-section and early childhood diseases. High C-section rate has a greater impact on maternal and child health as well as the burden on the health care system. We recommend raising public awareness of the negative impact of unnecessary C-section in Bangladesh.

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Risk factors for acute respiratory infection in children younger than five years in Bangladesh

Cited by 33 publications

References 14 publications

Effect of in-house crowding on childhood hospital admissions for acute respiratory infection: A matched case–control study in Bangladesh

Effect of in-house crowding on childhood hospital admissions for acute respiratory infection: A matched case–control study in Bangladesh

Malnutrition Research Output: A Bibliometric Analysis for articles Index in Web of Science between 1900 and 2020

Cesarean delivery and early childhood diseases in Bangladesh: An analysis of Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)

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