Under‐five children's acute respiratory infection dropped significantly in Bangladesh: An evidence from Bangladesh demographic and health survey, 1996–2018

Hossain, Md. Sabbir; Tasnim, Sumaiya; Chowdhury, Md. Alamgir; Chowdhury, Fardin Ibn Farhad; Hossain, Daluwar; Rahman, Mohammad Meshbahur

doi:10.1111/apa.16447

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“…In addition, this study found that the infection with PIV and IFVB was predominant among all age groups, suggesting that prevention and control of related viruses should still be strengthened. Currently, previous studies have reported that the probability of respiratory virus infection is age-related [26][27]. For RSV, which predominantly infects children, the present study reveals that the infections of RSV are mainly concentrated in the <1 years and 4-6 years age groups, which is in line with the previous reports [13][14].…”

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Epidemiological characteristics of five non-COVID respiratory viruses among 37139 all-age patients during 2018−2023 in Weifang, China: a cross-sectional study

Quan,

Zhang,

Yang

et al. 2024

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Background: Common non-COVID respiratory viruses, such as influenza virus (IFVA/IFVB), parainfluenza virus (PIV), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and adenovirus (ADV), often cause acute respiratory infections (ARIs). This study aimed to explore the epidemiological characteristics of these five viruses in patients with ARIs before, during, and after the pandemic from 2018-2023. Methods: A total of 37,139 serum specimens and epidemiological data from all-aged patients who presented with ARIs were collected from Jan 2018 to Dec 2023. The IgM antibodies of 5 non-COVID respiratory viruses were tested by an IgM kit with indirect immunofluorescent assay (lFA). Results: 12,806 specimens were screened as positive for any one of the targeted viruses, with an overall positive rate of 34.48%. Among all age groups, the most prevalent respiratory viruses were PIV (21.30%) and Flu (17.30% of IFVB and 9.91% of IFVA). Children aged 1-14 years were most vulnerable to lower respiratory viruses, as children aged 4-6 years have the highest prevalence no matter the positive rate for overall viruses (53.06%) or for each virus. From 2018 to 2023, the annual percentage change (APC) revealed that the prevalence of total viruses have a 13.53% rise (p < 0.05), which increased with statistically significant for all age groups. In addition, both the infection rate and the number of samples detected have decreased significantly in the "first-level response" stage of the COVID-19 pandemic and in the "first three months" after fully lifting. Compared to those in the previous five years, the total infection rate (44.64%) and infection rate (26.93%) of the older adults (>60 years) were all the highest in 2023, and the number of samples collected in 2023 sharply increased, increasing by 77.10% compared to the average of the number of detected in 2018-2022. Conclusions: The data from this study indicate that the epidemiological characteristics of five non-COVID respiratory viruses are vulnerability to the environment, age, sex, and epidemics status among AIR patients, and that the detected number and positive rate of these viruses have increased in the "post-pandemic era", which is critical for the late or retrospective diagnosis and can serve as a useful surveillance tool to inform local public policy in Weifang, China.

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Epidemiological characteristics of five non-COVID respiratory viruses among 37139 all-age patients during 2018−2023 in Weifang, China: a cross-sectional study

Quan,

Zhang,

Yang

et al. 2024

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“…11,34,35 Some other studies have reported that being male or boy, having mothers with little or no education are risk factors for developing ARIs in under-5 children. [36][37][38][39] Children from low-income families had the highest prevalence of ARI, while those from wealthy families had the lowest. This finding highlights the importance of wealth position of households as one of the major determinants of people's utilization of health care services and its outcomes among the population, predominantly children.…”

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Differentials in the Prevalence of Acute Respiratory Infections Among Under-Five Children: An Analysis of 37 Sub-Saharan Countries

Ekholuenetale

Nzoputam

Okonji

et al. 2023

Global Pediatric Health

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Objective We investigated the prevalence and risk factors of ARI in children under 5 years old in 37 SSA countries. Methods Data from Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) of 37 African countries was examined in this analysis. Data from children under the age of 5 years old were examined. Forest plot was used to identify disparities in the occurrence of ARIs across SSA countries. Results We observed a higher prevalence of ARI among children under 5 in Uganda, Kenya, Sao Tome and Principe (9% each), Gabon, Chad, Eswatini (8% each), Burundi, Ethiopia, Congo Democratic Republic (7.0% each). The prevalence of ARI among under-five children who sought medical advice/treatment from health facility was higher in South Africa (88%), Sierra Leone (86%), Tanzanian (85%), Guinea (83%) and Uganda (80%). The prevalence rate of ARI among under-five children who received antibiotics was higher in Tanzania (61%), Sao Tome and Principe (60%), Rwanda and Congo (58% each), Angola (56.0%), Mozambique (54.0%), Kenya (53.0%), Namibia (52.0%) and Gabon (50.0%). This study found that the household wealth index, maternal education, and urban residence were significantly associated with ARI (p <0.001). A higher prevalence of ARI was observed among urban residents, low income families, and those with mothers with lower education. Conclusion ARI prevalence could be reduced by improving household socioeconomic status, child nutrition and community awareness of indoor and outdoor pollution. Interventions and programs focused on early diagnosis, treatment and prevention of ARIs are crucial in reducing ARIs particularly in developing countries.

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“…Bangladesh is going through an epidemiological transition with significant reductions in fatality due to acute, infectious, and parasitic diseases and increases in non-communicable, degenerative, and chronic diseases over the last 20 years [27][28][29][30][31][32][33]. There is currently a significant research gap in Bangladesh regarding the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of HBV, particularly from the perspective of nurses.…”

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Assessment of knowledge, Attitudes and Practices regarding Hepatitis B virus among Nurses in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

Rahman,

Das,

Farhana

et al. 2024

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Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a worldwide issue. Nurses are particularly at risk of occupational HBV contamination. In Bangladesh, there is little understanding of the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of nurses regarding HBV. Therefore, the study aimed to assess the KAP of nurses regarding HBV. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted among 120 nurses through face-to-face interviews through a semi-structured questionnaire using a convenient sample technique. Different statistical tools including frequency distribution, Pearson Chi-square test, and t-tests were used in data analysis. Results The average age of the participants was 34.5 years where majority of them were 31-40 years old (50.0%) and female (83%). This study revealed that 25.0% had good knowledge, 43.3% exhibited a good (positive) attitude, and 56.7% of nurses demonstrated good practices regarding HBV. Conversely, nurses exhibit a poor knowledge rate of 30.0%, a poor attitude rate of 30.8%, and a poor practice rate of 29.2% regarding HBV. The independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA demonstrated that nurses from rural residences had a significantly higher knowledge [0.80 (0.79-0.82) versus 0.78 (0.77-0.79)]; p=0.001] regarding HBV. Similarly, female [mean attitude score: 0.88 (0.85-0.91) versus 0.77 (0.86-0.69); p=0.009] and nurses from Muslim [0.79(0.61-0.97) versus 0.79(0.76-0.83); p=0.035] faiths has significantly higher positive attitude and good practice behaviors compared to their counterparts. Conclusions Increasing the vaccination coverage rate of all nurses, as well as implementing additional techniques for preventing exposure in the workplace, training programs on HBV infection, including PEP, comes highly recommended.

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Under‐five children's acute respiratory infection dropped significantly in Bangladesh: An evidence from Bangladesh demographic and health survey, 1996–2018

Cited by 13 publications

References 36 publications

Epidemiological characteristics of five non-COVID respiratory viruses among 37139 all-age patients during 2018−2023 in Weifang, China: a cross-sectional study

Epidemiological characteristics of five non-COVID respiratory viruses among 37139 all-age patients during 2018−2023 in Weifang, China: a cross-sectional study

Differentials in the Prevalence of Acute Respiratory Infections Among Under-Five Children: An Analysis of 37 Sub-Saharan Countries

Assessment of knowledge, Attitudes and Practices regarding Hepatitis B virus among Nurses in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

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