Diarrhea as a risk factor for acute lower respiratory tract infections among young children in low income settings

Abstract

Diarrhea and acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRI) are leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children under 5 years of age. We sought to quantify the correlation of diarrhea and respiratory infections within an individual child and to determine if infection with one illness increases the risk of infection with the other during the same time period.

Keywords

• diarrhoea
• acute lower respiratory tract infections
• mortality
• morbidty
• children aged under 5
• correlation
• risk