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Volume 8
Pediatrics & Therapeutics
ISSN: 2161-0665
Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology 2018
March 21-22, 2018
16
th
Annual World Congress on
3
rd
Annual World Congress on
March 21-22, 2018 | New York, USA
PEDIATRICS
PEDIATRIC NUTRITION,
GASTROENTEROLOGY & CHILD DEVELOPMENT
&
Prevalence of pneumonia and factors associated among children 2-59 months old inWondo Genet district,
Sidama zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia
Teshome Abuka Abebo
Hawassa University, Ethiopia
Background:
Acute respiratory tract infection is among the leading causes of child morbidity and mortality in Ethiopia and
throughout the world. The main aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with pneumonia among
children 2-59 months old in Wondo Genet District, South Ethiopia.
Methods:
Institutional based cross-sectional study was employed on 206 children- mother/caregiver pairs. Data were collected
using structured and pre-tested questionnaire. Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20 computer software was used for data
analysis. Odds Ratio along with 95% confidence interval was estimated to identify factors associated with pneumonia.
Result:
Prevalence of pneumonia among under-five children was 33.5%. Absence of separate kitchen [AOR=6.8, 95% CI= (2.76,
16.86)], absence of window in the kitchen [AOR=3.4 95%CI= (1.52, 7.8)], breast feeding less than one year [AOR=4.2 95% CI= (1.07,
16.6)], and children of 2-12 months old [AOR=4.04 95% CI= (1.85, 8.80)] were identified determinates.
Conclusion:
Prevalence of pneumonia in under-five children is high. Identified determinates can be prevented and controlled
through community mobilization on health benefits of ventilated and improved housing conditions, importance of separate kitchen
which has windows and/or chimneys or hoods and importance of breast feeding to prevent under-five pneumonia.
teshabuka@gmail.comPediatr Ther 2018, Volume: 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0665-C1-049