Risk factors for child pneumonia- focus on the Western Pacific Region

Pneumonia is a major cause of disease and death in infants and young children (aged < 5 years) globally, as it is in the World Health Organization Western Pacific region. A better understanding of the underlying risk factors associated with child pneumonia is important, since pragmatic primary prevention strategies are likely to achieve major reductions in pneumonia-associated morbidity and mortality in children. This review focuses on risk factors with high relevance to the Western Pacific region, including a lack of exclusive breastfeeding, cigarette smoke and air pollution exposure, malnutrition and conditions of poverty, as well as common co-morbidities.
Source: Paediatric Respiratory Reviews - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Source Type: research