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Revista Archivo Médico de Camagüey
versión On-line ISSN 1025-0255
Resumen
FUENTES DIAZ, Zaily; RODRIGUEZ SALAZAR, Orlando; SALAZAR DIEZ, Mabel y RODRIGUEZ HERNANDEZ, Orlando. Risk factors for acute respiratory tract infections in children than five years. Borgne. 2001. AMC [online]. 2003, vol.7, n.4, pp. 470-481. ISSN 1025-0255.
An epidemiological, analytical, longitudinal, observational and restrospective study of cases and controls with children younger than five years diagnosed for acute respiratory infection (ARI) in the Borgne comune, North department, Haiti Republic, during the period from January to December 2001 was carried out the aim of identifying risk factors present in the ARI in this age group. The incidence of acute respiratory infections in the health centre of Borgne was of 21,2 %. The association of ARI, heaping, protein-caloric malnutrition, no breastfeeding during the first year prevailed. Sex and smoking were not associated.
Palabras clave : RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; ACUTE DISEASE; RISK FACTORS; CHILD.