Bangladesh 1993-1994 Demographic and Health ... - Measure DHS

Table 8.8 Prevalence and treatment of acute respiratory infectionPercentage of children under three years who were ill with a coughaccompanied by rapid breathing during the two weeks preceding thesurvey, and the percentage of ill children who were taken to a healthfacility, by selected background characteristics, Bmagladesh 1993-94Among ill children,the percentage who:BackgroundcharacteristicPercentage Wereof children taken towith cough a health Received Numberand rapid facility or no ofbreathing provider I treatment childrenChild's age< 6 months 28.7 21.5 38.4 5576-11 months 29.7 37.0 23.6 58512-23 months 24.5 29.2 36.1 117124-35 months 18.5 24.2 40.4 1222SexMale 26.6 30.1 31.9 1809Female 21.2 25.4 39.3 1726Birth order1 26.8 31.6 27.9 8962-3 23.7 27.8 35.8 13724-5 21.9 27.1 38.3 7286+ 22.6 22.8 43.4 539ResidenceUrban 24.8 33.4 22.9 370Rural 23.9 27.4 36.6 3165DivlalonBarisal 29.3 27.1 39.3 222Chittagong 24.7 32.1 32.7 1072Dhaka 23.6 26.8 39.4 1073Khulna 23.0 21.2 42.6 397Rajshahi 22.5 27.6 27.0 771Mother's educationNo education 23.6 24.2 36.5 2008Primary incomplete 26.8 27.8 37.8 603Primary complete 25.0 28.7 34.8 360Secondary/Higher 21.6 42.5 26.5 564All children 24.0 28.0 35.1 3535Note: Figures are for children born in the period 1-35 months precedingthe survey,llncludes health post. health center, hospital, and private doctorThe BDHS results indicate that 24 percent of children under three years had a cough with rapidbreathing in the two weeks before the survey. ARI is slightly less common among children over 24 monthsold than it is among those under two years. There are no significant differences in AR! prevalence by sexor birth order of the child, nor by urban-rural residence or division of residence. Similarly, education of themother appears to have little impact on whether or not her children have respiratory illness.lll