Open AccessCare seeking for childhood pneumonia by rural and poor urban communities in Lucknow: A community-based cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Anurag Minz,
Monika Agarwal,
J Singh,
Vijay Kumar Singh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.219987
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , context (archaeology) , cross sectional study , family medicine , integrated management of childhood illness , child mortality , pediatrics , environmental health , population , primary health care , pathology , paleontology , biology
Globally, around 16% of under-five children die due to pneumonia. Childhood pneumonia, if identified early is a readily treatable through low-cost antibiotics. Access to timely and appropriate care is a key action to control pneumonia.