Risk Factors for Acute Respiratory Infections in Children Between 0 and 23 Months of Age in a Peri-Urban District in Pakistan: A Matched Case-Control Study

• Main Authors: Fatima Mir (Author), Shabina Ariff (Author), Maria Bhura (Author), Suhail Chanar (Author), Apsara Ali Nathwani (Author), Muhammad Jawwad (Author), Amjad Hussain (Author), Arjumand Rizvi (Author), Muhammad Umer (Author), Zahid Memon (Author), Atif Habib (Author), Sajid Bashir Soofi (Author), Zulfiqar A. Bhutta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background: Acute respiratory infection (ARI) accounts for nearly 15% of all childhood mortality in South Asia, with children from rural areas at higher risk due to inaccessibility to healthcare facilities. We therefore aimed to identify risk factors associated with ARI in children under 2 years of...