Objectives: To determine the situation of acute upper respiratory infections in children aged 1 to 5 years preschool in Chuongmy district, Hanoi City. Subjects and methods: A crosssectional analytic study on 2,150 children aged 1 to 5 years was carried out from October 2014 to February 2015. These children were chosen randomly from 6 preschools representing three ecological regions in district. | Journal of military pharmaco-medicine no4-2018 ASSESSMENT OF ACUTE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN AGED 1 TO 5 IN CHUONGMY DISTRICT, HANOI CITY Tran Thi Nhi Ha*; Quach Thi Can** Hoang Duc Hanh*; Tran Van Tuan*** SUMMARY Objectives: To determine the situation of acute upper respiratory infections in children aged 1 to 5 years preschool in Chuongmy district, Hanoi City. Subjects and methods: A crosssectional analytic study on 2,150 children aged 1 to 5 years was carried out from October 2014 to February 2015. These children were chosen randomly from 6 preschools representing three ecological regions in district. Diagnosis of upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) was based on the revised WHO guidelines for diagnosis and management of childhood pneumonia. The data was analyzed using the statistical software Stata. Results and conclusion: The proportion of URTI was , male accounted for and female . According to month of birth, we found that children under 24 months, 25 - 36 months, 37 - 48 months and over 48 months had correspoding rate of URTI of , , , . Gender, month of birth, weight at birth, nutritional status, vaccination, passive smoking, types of cooking stoves, regular caregiver were not associated significantly with URTI. * Keywords: Acute respiratory tract infections; Upper respiratory infections; Under-five children. INTRODUCTION Acute respiratory tract infections (ARI) are the most common in childhood, comprising as many as 50% of all illnesses in children less than 5 years old and 30% in children aged 5 - 12 years [4]. Multiple factors determine the frequency and nature of these illnesses. These include host factors, environmental factors and infecting agents. ARIs are divided into URTI and lower respiratory tract infections. URTI are usually caused by viruses (germs). There are over 200 different types of viruses that cause URTI. ARI is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. .
