Sociodemographic Variations Associated with Acute Respiratory Tract Infections amongst Subjects Reporting to a Tertiary Care Centre
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 6
Abstract
Background: Lower respiratory tract infections are primarily leading reason of death amongst children younger than 5 years of age in these developing nations like India. In the regions where immediate health facilities are not available like rural areas, pneumonias can prove fatal as compared to the urban areas where immediate facilities are present due to presence of tertiary hospitals. The present study was conducted with the aim to determine the incidence and sociodemographic variants of upper respiratory tract infections. Materials and Methods: The present study was conducted in a prospective observational manner amongst subjects who were admitted to the Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Patiala. All the routine investigations of all the subjects like chest X-ray, sputum cultures etc. were performed. Biopsy samples were also obtained from the respiratory tract. All the data was arranged in a tabulated form and analyzed using SPSS software. The data was expressed as percentage of total information. Results: There were s 29 (72.5%) subjects above 40 years of age. There were 30 (75%) males and 10(25%) females in the study. Approximately 92.5% (n=37) subjects that belonged to poor income group. Conclusion: From the above study we can conclude that acute respiratory tract infections are a common clinical entity. These are more commonly seen amongst males and that too amongst poor income group
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Dr Kulbir Singh
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