UPTH . Studies on pneumonia within Nigeria and abroad (original) (raw)
Background: Childhood mortality which remains high in children under the age of 5years is largely due to infectious and other preventable causes such as Human immunodeficiency virus/ Acquired Immunodeficiency 1 Syndrome ((HIV/AIDS), pneumonia and malaria . The prevention of pneumonia deaths is therefore an important th approach if the 4 Millennium Development Goal (MDG4) is to be attained. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the pattern, clinical features, management and complications of pneumonia in under-five children admitted in the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) and to highlight their morbidity and mortality. Methods: This was a retrospective cross sectional descriptive study of children diagnosed with pneumonia who were admitted into the children's wards between January 2007 and December 2009. The case notes of all children diagnosed of pneumonia who were admitted into the paediatric wards as recorded in the ward register, were reviewed.
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