Bronchiolitis among Sudanese children: Risk factors and Clinical presentation
Journal Title: International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Reserach - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 6
Abstract
Background: Bronchiolitis is most commonly presents in infants aged three to six months. The objectives of this study were to determine the risk factors and clinical presentation of bronchiolitis in Sudanese children attending GaafarIbn A of Hospital for children in Khartoum. Methods: The study design was descriptive. All children less than two years of age admitted to the hospital during the study period with the criteria fulfilling the diagnosis of acute bronchiolitis were enrolled in the study. The sample size was taken as 100. Data were collected by a questionnaire and medical examination. Informants for the questionnaire were the children mothers. Data was analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Children aged 0-6, 7-12 and more than 12 months constituted 68%, 19% and 13% respectively. Most children (92%) had siblings and 78%lived in un crowded environment at home. As regards parental smoking, 36% of the parents were cigarette smokers. Results showed that 34% of children had a past history of hospitalization. Seven percent of the children were delivered as pre term. The most common clinical presentation of bronchiolitis were cough, wheeze and shortness of breath constituted 87%, 82% and 64% respectively. Conclusion: The risk factors for Bronchiolitis were young age (0-6 months), presence of a sibling, a history of hospital admission and paternal history of tobacco smoking. The most common clinical presentations were cough, wheeze and crepitation.
Authors and Affiliations
Yousif Mohamed, Abdalla Ali Khamis, Mohamed Ahmed A/Gadir Elimam Ounsa and Sawsan Mustafa Abdalla Altohami Madani, Ashraf Abdelfatah Deyab and Salah Abdul Rahim
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