Biswas A, Biswas R, Manna B, Dutta K
R G Kar Medical College, Calcutta.
Indian J Public Health. 1999 Apr-Jun;43(2):73-5.
To ascertain the risk factors of Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) in children, a prospective study was conducted for a period of one year among 112 underfives in urban slum community of Calcutta. Incidence of ARI was found significantly higher in undernourished children of poor socio-economic class. Parental smoking habit and solid fuel use for cooking were recognised as important risk factors of ARI.
为确定儿童急性呼吸道感染（ARI）的风险因素，在加尔各答城市贫民窟社区对112名五岁以下儿童进行了为期一年的前瞻性研究。结果发现，社会经济阶层较低的营养不良儿童中ARI的发病率显著更高。父母的吸烟习惯和使用固体燃料做饭被认为是ARI的重要风险因素。
