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. 2009 May 18:435–452. doi: 10.1016/B978-032304048-8.50035-9

Table 31-4.

Risk Factors for Getting Acute Respiratory Infection

Personal Health Factors Local Environmental Factors
Small Child Poverty
Low birth weight/prematurity Low family income/parent education level
< 5 years old, and especially <1 year old ↓ Access to clean water, sanitation, clothing, housing, health care, immunizations
Lack of Breastfeeding Crowding
Malnutrition Large families, late–birth order children, early child care groups, peri-urban slums
Kwashiorkor/marasmus Indoor Air Pollution
Micronutrient deficiency (zinc, vitamin A) Use of biomass fuel (wood products, refuse, dung)
Underlying Heart or Lung Disease Tobacco smoke exposure
Left-to-right shunt/heart failure Outdoor Air Pollution
Bronchiectasis/cystic fibrosis Vehicle emissions/CO
Asthma/ciliary dyskinesia Geographic Factors
Immunodeficiency High rainfall?
HIV infection High altitude?
Immunosuppression Wet or cold season
Congenital immunodeficiency

Data from 65, 71, 75, 78, 79, 82.