Relationship between acute respiratory infection and malnutrition in children under 5 years of age
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Paediatrica
- Vol. 89 (5) , 608-609
- https://doi.org/10.1080/080352500750027943
Abstract
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.Keywords
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