Table 3 Frequency of respiratory illnesses by age groups
Respiratory disease | Age group (years) | Missing age | Total n (100%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 to <5 n (%) | ≥ 5 to < 10 n (%) | ≥10 n (%) | |||
Acute bronchial asthma | 289 (47.5) | 175 (27.8) | 135 (22.2) | 9 (1.5) | 608 |
Acute chest syndrome | 4 (30.8) | 3 (23.1) | 6 (46.1) | 0 (0.0) | 13 |
Acute epiglottitis | 1(100.0) | 0(0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 |
Acute otitis media | 45(83.3) | 5(9.3) | 3 (5.6) | 1 (1.8) | 54 |
Adenotonsilitis | 60 (65.2) | 22(24.0) | 5 (5.4) | 5 (5.4) | 92 |
Bronchiectasis | 0 (0.0) | 0(0.0) | 1(100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 |
Bronchiolitis | 220 (98.7) | 3(1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 223 |
Choanal atresia | 1 (100.0) | 0(0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 |
Croup | 10 (90.9) | 1 (9.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 |
Epistaxis | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 |
Foreign body inhalation (non-hydrocarbon) | 45(76.3) | 8 (13.5) | 1 (1.7) | 5 (8.5) | 59 |
Laryngomalacia | 7(100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 |
Meconium aspiration | 1(100.0) | 0(0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 |
Nasal polyp | 1 (50.0) | 1(50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 |
Parotitis | 3 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 |
Pertussis | 5 (83.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1(16.7) | 6 |
Pneumonia | 656 (87.1) | 52 (6.9) | 41(5.4) | 4 (0.6) | 753 |
Pulmonary tuberculosis | 13 (48.2) | 5 (18.5) | 9 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 27 |
Hydrocarbon aspiration | 23 (92.0) | 2 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 25 |
Rhinosinusitis | 279 (86.1) | 26 (8.0) | 12 (3.7) | 7 (2.2) | 323 |
Traumatic ottorhea | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 |
Total | 1665 (75.2) | 304 (13.7) | 213 (9.6) | 32 (1.5) | 2214 |