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THE COMMONEST RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS THAT INDICATE HOSPITAL ADMISSION AMONG CHILDREN IN MOSUL
*Dr. Hajir H. Al-Ridhwany, Khulood J. Mahmood and Farah S. Yonan
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Introduction: Acute Respiratory Infections are the most common causes of illness and mortality among under five children. Its severity is greater in developing countries, resulting in a higher case-fatality rate. Aim: The present study is aiming for enumerating the commonest ARIs that indicate hospital admission among children in Mosul, at the north of Iraq. Subjects and method: Administrative agreement was obtained from Nineveh Health Directorate. A design of case series study was achieved over the period from 1st of November 2012 to 30th of March 2013. Inclusion criteria of the studied sample "children between 1-24 months old who were admitted to the pediatric clinics and words in Mosul city. Results: Two hundreds children were studied.More than half of cases (52.0%) were classified as upper ARIs. Among such group, common cold was the most frequent cause of hospital admission (34.5%). While pneumonia was the commonest cause (28.5%) among lower ARIs. Conclusion: Common cold and pneumonia are the commonest ARIs occurring among young in Mosul in order. Recommendation: All capabilities including health education is needed to be harnessed in order to minimize occurrence of ARIs.
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