Journal of Capital Medical University ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (3): 431-435.

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Occurrence and influencing factors of recurrent respiratory tract infection in children aged 3~6 years in Pinggu District of Beijing

LIU Wei-hong1, XU Wen-jie1, ZHANG Hui-na1, LIU Guo-zhong2, ZHENG Jun3, DING Dan-dan3, HU An-ning2, LI Ping1*   

  1. 1. Beijing Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100010, China; 2. Beijing Pinggu Maternal and Children Health Hospital, Beijing 101200, China; 3. Department of Pediatrics, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine attached to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100010, China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2011-06-21 Published:2011-06-21
  • Contact: LI Ping

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Abstract:

Objective To explore the occurrence and influencing factors of recurrent respiratory tract infection of children aged 3 to 6 years old in Pinggu District, Beijing.
Methods Children aged 3~6 years from 4 kindergartens of Pinggu District were selected by random sampling and surveyed by questionnaire from January to December, 2008. A database was established by Epidata 3.1 and the data were analyzed by using χ2 test t-test and logistic regression by SPSS 13.0.
Results The incidence of recurrent respiratory tract infection of children aged 3~6 years in Pinggu District was 18.7%, the most important influencing factors of the disease are: health of pregnant women, allergic history of the parents, prematurity and asthma history of children.
Conclusion Recurrent respiratory tract infection is associated with multiple factors, comprehensive measures should be taken to prevent and treat the disease.

Key words: recurrent respiratory tract infection, Pinggu District, influencing factor, logistic regression

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