ASSESSMENT OF PNEUMONIA PREVALENCE AMONG CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS ATTENDING NEONATOLOGY AND PEDIATRY IN KIBOGORA DISTRICT HOSPITAL.

Abstract

Globally, many researches had been conducted to identify risk factors of pneumonia. Despite the inconsistency of findings, low birth weight, malnutrition, indoor air pollution, parental smoking, being unaccented, overcrowding, lack of separate kitchen, being not on exclusive breast feeding, and maternal education were identified as factors associated with occurrence of pneumonia in under-five children ( Nirmolia et al,2018)