Acute Lower Respiratory Infection and Child Survival in Developing Countries: Understanding the Current Status and Directions for the 1990's. Proceedings of a Workshop held in Washington, DC. on August 2-3, 1989

摘要

There is little disagreement that acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRI) are a major source of mortality in young developing country children. It has been estimated that about 4 million children die each year due to ALRI, and that ALRI is responsible for approximately 25-30% of deaths in children under five years of age. Leading experts in the field reviewed the major technical issues surrounding diagnosis and treatment of ALRI and discussed their programmatic implications at this workshop. Main topics were: Overview of ongoing research activities and plans; Epidemiology of ALRI: state of the art; Community-based ALRI treatment; Operations research in ALRI programs; Behavioral aspects of ALRI research and programming; and Cost and cost-effectiveness in ARI programming.