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ArticleSSM - population health2019

Prevalence and determinants of Acute Lower Respiratory Infections among children under-five years in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from demographic and health surveys.

Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Hubert Amu, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme

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Article in SSM - population health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 47 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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47 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Abdul-Aziz SeiduDepartment of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
Kwamena Sekyi DicksonDepartment of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
Bright Opoku AhinkorahThe Australian Centre for Public and Population Health Research (ACPPHR), Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
Hubert AmuDepartment of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
Eugene Kofuor Maafo DartehDepartment of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
Akwasi Kumi-KyeremeDepartment of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
University of Cape Coast · GHUniversity of Health and Allied Sciences · GHUniversity of Technology Sydney · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute Lower Respiratory Infections (ALRIs) account for 5.8 million deaths globally and 50% of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper, we examined the prevalence and determinants of ALRIs among children under-five years in 28 sub-Saharan African countries. We used data from the most recent (2011-2016) Demographic and Health Surveys of the 28 countries. Women aged 15-49 (N = 13,495) with children under-five years participated in the study. Data were extracted and analysed using STATA version 14.2. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were done to establish associations between the outcome and explanatory variables. The prevalence of ALRI for all the countries was 25.3%. Congo (39.8%), Gabon (38.1%), Lesotho (35.2%), and Tanzania (35.2%) were the countries with the highest prevalence of ALRIs. The results from the multivariate analyses showed that children aged 24-59 months (AOR = 1.15; 95% CI = 1.04-1.28), and children who received intestinal parasite in the 6 months preceding the survey (AOR = 1.11; 95% CI = 1.02-1.22) had higher odds of developing ALRIs. However, children whose mothers were employed (AOR = 0.77; 95% CI = 0.64-0.94) and those whose households used improved toilet facilities (AOR = 0.72; 95% CI = 0.64-0.97) had lower odds of contracting ALRIs. Our findings underscore the need for stakeholders in health in the various sub-Saharan African countries, especially those worst affected by ALRIs to implement programmes and develop policies at different levels aimed at reducing infections among children under-five years. Such strategies should specifically focus on improving the administration of medications for intestinal worms, health education to mothers with children under five on ALRIs and improving the sanitation situations of households through the provision of improved toilet facilities.

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