Mapping the awareness levels of mothers about the danger signs of acute respiratory infections in children of the Southern States of India, its relation with treatment seeking behaviour

摘要

FiguresFigure 1GRAPH SHOWING CORRELATION BETWEEN AWARENESS LEVELS OF MOTHERS ABOUT DANGER SIGNS OF ARI AND TREATMENT SEEKING BEHAVIOR.Figure 2CHLOROPLETH MAP OF SOUTHERN STATES OF INDIA SHOWING AWARENESS LEVES OF MOTHERS ABOUT DANGER SIGNS OF ARI.Background: Southeast Asia stands first in number for ARI (Acute Respiratory Infections) incidence. SEAR countries together with sub-Saharan African countries account for more than 80% of all ARI incidences. In India, more than 4 lakh deaths every year are due to pneumonia accounting for 13%-16% of all deaths in the pediatric hospital admissions. Identification of severe respiratory infections from non severe forms necessitates that mothers are aware of danger signs. India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-nine states and seven union territories with 676 Districts.