1. Porcentaje de infección respiratoria aguda en menores de cinco años en México. Ensanut Continua 2022.
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Ferreira-Guerrero, Edith Elizabeth, Delgado-Sánchez, Guadalupe, Mongua-Rodríguez, Norma, Martínez-Hernández, Maribel, Canizales-Quintero, Sergio, Téllez-Vázquez, Norma Araceli, Ferreyra-Reyes, Arturo Cruz-Salgado Leticia Dolores, and García-García, Lourdes
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RESPIRATORY infections , *MEXICANS , *HEALTH promotion , *SUPPURATION , *HOUSEHOLDS - Abstract
Objective. To estimate the percentage of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in Mexican children under five years of age in the last two weeks, according to the Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición Continua 2022 (Ensanut Continua 2022). Materials and methods. We analyzed data from the Ensanut Continua 2022. Results. The percentage of ARI was 27.6% (95%CI: 25.2,30.1). The prevalence was higher in households with lower economic capacity (first tertile) (44.1% [95%CI: 38.0,50.4]). The most identified ARI alarm sign was "looking sicker" 33.0% (95%CI: 30.1,36.0), and the least was "pus coming out of the ear" (1.5% [95%CI: 0.9,2.7]). Conclusions. ARI affect about a third of children under five years of age in Mexico, particularly from households with lower economic capacities. It is necessary to strengthen prevention strategies including vaccination, control, and health promotion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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