TABLE 1.
Characteristics of children enrolled with ALRI and tested for respiratory viruses.
| Characteristics a | Total (n = 1477) |
|---|---|
| Age in months (median, IQR) | 10 (6–15) |
| Age in months (categorical) | |
| 3–5 months | 329 (22.2) |
| 6–11 months | 572 (38.7) |
| 12–17 months | 335 (22.6) |
| 18–23 months | 241 (16.3) |
| Gender, male | 871 (58.9) |
| Season of presentation b | |
| Summer | 80 (5.4) |
| Monsoon | 302 (20.4) |
| Autumn | 493 (33.3) |
| Late autumn | 238 (14.1) |
| Winter | 308 (18.3) |
| Spring | 56 (3.7) |
| Crowding status | |
| ≤ 3 people/room | 835 (56.5) |
| > 3 people/room | 642 (43.5) |
| Household wealth tertiles | |
| Upper | 468 (31.7) |
| Middle | 447 (32.3) |
| Lower | 472 (34.0) |
| Maternal education | |
| No education | 205 (13.8) |
| Primary (1–5) | 582 (39.4) |
| Secondary (6–10) | 641 (43.4) |
| Higher secondary and above (11+) | 49 (3.3) |
| Paternal education | |
| No education | 421 (28.5) |
| Primary (1–5) | 619 (41.9) |
| Secondary (6–10) | 350 (23.7) |
| Higher secondary and above (11+) | 87 (5.9) |
| Nutritional status of the child | |
| Underweight | 511 (34.6) |
| Stunted | 502 (33.9) |
| Wasted | 521 (35.2) |
| Exposure to smoking c | 1060 (71.7) |
| PCV vaccine status a | |
| No dose | 111 (7.5) |
| 1 dose | 140 (9.4) |
| 2 doses | 318 (21.5) |
| 3 doses | 908 (61.4) |
| DPT3/Pentavalent3 vaccine status a | |
| No dose | 94 (6.3) |
| 1 dose | 141 (9.5) |
| 2 doses | 177 (11.9) |
| 3 doses | 1065 (72.1) |
a
Percentages are all column percentages, unless indicated otherwise. Percentages are rounded off to the first decimal point.
b
Summer = April 15–June 14; monsoon = June 15–August 14; autumn = August 15–October 14; late autumn = October 15–December 14; winter = December 15–February 14; spring = February 15–April 14 (15).
c
Refers to passive cigarette smoke exposure.