DETERMINANTS OF BRONCHO-PNEUMONIA IN CHILDREN

Bronchopneumonia is acute inflammation of the bronchioles which is characterized by multiple foci of isolated, acute consolidation that affects one or more pulmonary lobules. Objectives: To find out the determinants of bronchopneumonia in children up to 12 years visiting Mayo hospital from February to July 2013. Design: Population based case control study. Place: Lahore. Study Period: 06 months. Subjects and Methods: Population based case-control study with 1:1 case to control ratio was conducted. A total of 100 subjects (50 cases and 50 controls) were recruited in study. Selection was made on laid down criteria after taking due consent. Interviews were conducted through a pretested questionnaire. Data was collected, compiled and analyzed through SPSS version 20.After describing the demographic characteristics using frequency tables, simple and multivariate logistic regression were used to calculate odds ratio and their 95% confidence intervals. Results: In multivariate analysis, while controlling all other risk factors, prematurity (OR: 4.720 95% CI: 1.559 – 14.286) and poor access to health care (OR: 2.557 95% CI: 1.049 – 6.231) were found to be significantly associated with bronchopneumonia