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Relationship between acute respiratory infection and malnutrition in children under 5 years of age
Author(s) -
Cunha AL
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2000.tb00347.x
Subject(s) - medicine , malnutrition , respiratory system , pediatrics , respiratory infection , intensive care medicine
Data from a population‐based survey, conducted in the northeast of Brazil, were used to examine the association between acute respiratory infection (ARI) and malnutrition in children under 5 y of age. Current and past malnutrition were associated with acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI), even after adjusting for potential confounders (odds ratio: 2.03; 95% confidence interval: 1.20‐2.43). Decreasing malnutrition along with timely and proper treatment of ARI may improve children's health in developing countries.