Oyejide C O, Osinusi K
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Rev Infect Dis. 1990 Nov-Dec;12 Suppl 8:S1042-6. doi: 10.1093/clinids/12.supplement_8.s1042.
A longitudinal, community-based study of the epidemiology of acute respiratory tract infection (ARI) in children less than 5 years old was carried out in a community of low socioeconomic level in Ibadan, Nigeria. The annual incidence of ARI ranged from 6.1 to 8.1 episodes per child per year. The incidence was highest in the first 2 years of life and decreased with increasing age. The incidence was higher in boys than in girls. ARI occurred in all seasons of the year. The most common symptoms were cough, nasal discharge, and fever, while the most common signs referable to the respiratory tract were abnormal breathing sounds, tachypnea, and chest retraction.
在尼日利亚伊巴丹一个社会经济水平较低的社区，开展了一项针对5岁以下儿童急性呼吸道感染（ARI）流行病学的纵向社区研究。ARI的年发病率为每名儿童每年6.1至8.1次。发病率在生命的头两年最高，并随年龄增长而下降。男孩的发病率高于女孩。ARI在一年的所有季节都会发生。最常见的症状是咳嗽、流鼻涕和发烧，而呼吸道最常见的体征是呼吸音异常、呼吸急促和胸部凹陷。
