Prevalence of Pneumonia in Children’S Under Five Years in Al Sabbah Hospital Juba – South Sudan (original) (raw)

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Background: Each year, pneumonia affects about 450 million people globally; it is a major cause of death among all age groups resulting in 4 million deaths (7% of the world's total death) yearly. Pneumonia is de ned as the presence of fever, acute respiratory symptoms, or both, plus evidence of parenchymal in ltration chest radiography. Although, in the past decade the incidence of the disease was reported to have declined by half percent, that alone was considered to be the slowest decline in comparison to other diseases The objective of the study is to determine the prevalence of pneumonia in Al Sabah Children Hospital and to assess the risk factor associated. Method: A cross-sectional study design was used to determine the prevalence of pneumonia in children under-ve years in Al Sabah hospital, Juba South Sudan. The study ran from 18 th September to 5 th of October 2021. 241 participants were randomly selected for the study and primary data were obtained through questionnaires. Results: The prevalence of pneumonia in children under-ve years was found to be 22.4.7%. The incidence is highest in males 23 (57.5%) compared to females17 (42.5%). The ethnicity of the patients from Dinka (37.5%) and Bari (30%), Shilluk (7.5%), Mundari (2.5%), Madi (5%) Nuer (7.5%), Murli (5%), Lolobo (2.5%) and latoka (2.5%) and the leading ethnicity with high morbidity of pneumonia was found to be in Dinka. Conclusion: The prevalence of pneumonia in children under-ve years in Al Sabah hospital is high compared to the previous research done by the students of Upper Nile University at the University of Juba in 2019 with the prevalence of 21%

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