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Journal of Clinical Research in Paramedical Sciences
The Official Journal of Paramedical School, KUMS
e-ISSN 2345-3338
p-ISSN 2322-1593
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Evaluation of Pneumonia in under 5 years old children in Imam Reza Hospital during 2006-2010
Authors
Kayghobad Ghadiri1, Mahnaz Ahmadi2,*, Abdol Jabar Mohammadi3, Mansour Rezaei4, Tahmineh Mokhtari5, Fereshteh Heshmati2, Sabah Darabi6
1Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine , Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
2Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences ,Kermanshah, Iran
3Student Research Committee, School of Paramedicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences ,Kermanshah, Iran
4Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology School of Health Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
5Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine , Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
6Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences و Kermanshah, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Corresponding author: Mahnaz Ahmadi, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences ,Kermanshah, Iran, E-mail: Email: ahmadif59@yahoo.com
Published online:Oct 12, 2013
Article type:Research Article
Received:Mar 09, 2013
Accepted:Aug 11, 2013
How to Cite:Ghadiri K, Ahmadi M, Mohammadi AJ, Rezaei M, Mokhtari T, et al. Evaluation of Pneumonia in under 5 years old children in Imam Reza Hospital during 2006-2010. J Clin Res Paramed Sci. 2013;2(3):e82259. doi:
Abstract
Abstract
Background: Acute Respiratory Infection especially Pneumonia are causes of approximately 20% of death in children. The aim of this study was to evaluate epidemiological feature and laboratory finding of Pneumonia in under 5 years old children in Imam Reza hospital during 2006-2010.
Method : In this Cross- Sectional Study 1024 Pneumonia patients aged 0 to 5 years that from April 2006 to March 2010 were admitted in Imam Reza Hospital in Kermanshah, were studied. Data, were entered in SPSS 16 software and analyzed using descriptive statistical
methods (Mean, Median, frequency and 𝑘2).
Results: Of 1024 patients is studied, 647 cases (63.2%) were male. Mean age patients is 9.94± 9.78 months. Prevalence of illness was higher in cold months. 21% of patients had a previous history of pneumonia. The common symptoms was cough and fever. Mean hospitalization of patients was 6.36±4. 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠. There were significant relation between sex and fever (P=0.012) and Anorexia (P=0.26).The most common drugs that usedin the
treatment of pneumonia was Ceftriaxon. The mortality rate was 1.1%. Mean WBC Count and ESR were 11.9×103±52.5×103and 26.24±21.21, respectively.
Conclusion: Pneumonia is one of the important causes of hospitalization in under 5 years old children that can have variable clinical feature .
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