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Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is often the main problem in young children that require hospitalization. The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with RSV-related hospitalizations in young children less than five years old. Methodology: A retrospective study was conducted for acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) at a tertiary care hospital from January 2017 to December 2021 by using binary logistic regression analysis to detect the associated factors with RSV-related hospitalizations in children. Results: RSV-related hospitalization was detected in 293 of 410 (71.46 %) cases of RSV infection, most of which appeared in the rainy months of August to November. The most common symptoms and signs were 81.5 % rhinorrhea, 70.7 % cough, 68.5 % sore throat, 68.3 % sputum production, and 66.8 % fever. Factors associated with RSV-related hospitalization were age less than or equal to 2 years (aOR = 4.62, 95 % CI = 1.86–11.44), preterm birth (aOR = 2.61, 95 % CI = 1.05–6.10), patients with underlying disease (aOR = 3.06, 95 % CI = 1.21–10.34), and the presenting symptoms with sputum production (aOR = 16.49, 95 % CI = 3.80–71.55). Laboratory blood tests, low levels of hematocrit (aOR = 9.61, 95 % CI = 1.09–84.49) was the associated factor for hospitalization with RSV infection (p |
