| Autor: |
Misra, Puneet, Srivastava, Rahul, Krishnan, Anand, Sreenivaas, Vishnubhatla, Pandav, Chandrakant S. |
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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics; Dec2012, Vol. 58 Issue 6, p457-466, 10p |
| Abstrakt: |
Background: Present study is a systematic review conducted to establish a quantitative association between acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) and low birthweight (LBW) attributable to Indoor air pollution (IAP) in under-5 children.Materials and Methods: Total of 24 articles for ALRI in under-5 and seven articles for LBW were included in this review. Meta-analysis was done on nine and six articles on ALRI and LBW children, respectively.Results: Sixteen studies reported significantly elevated odds ratio (range: 1.38–6.0) of ALRI exposed to IAP. Similarly, significantly increased risk of LBW due to IAP was reported in the studies (range: 1.1–1.86). The risk of ALRI increased by 2.51 times, while the risk of LBW increased by 1.45 times due to IAP exposure.Conclusions: This review of ALRI and LBW attributable by IAP confirms and strengthens the findings of previous reviews and provides further strong evidence of associations of ALRI and LBW with IAP. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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