Incidence, Pattern, and Severity of Acute Respiratory Infections among Infants and Toddlers of a Peri-Urban Area of Delhi: A 12-Month Prospective Study
Table 3
Incidence of ARI according to gender.
Gender (child-weeks of exposure in cohort, )
Number of episodes (incidence per 100 child-weeks)
All ARIs
No pneumonia, cold, and cough
Pneumonia
Severe pneumonia
Otitis media
Boys (3475)
277 (7.9)
243 (6.9)
34 (0.9)
2 (0.1)
3 (0.09)
Girls (2028)
160 (7.9)
147 (7.1)
13 (0.6)
1 (0.05)
2 (0.10)
All children (5503)
437 (7.9)
390 (7.0)
47 (0.8)
3 (0.1)
5 (0.09)
, , df = 3. Chi-square test is statistically nonsignificant when compared for “pneumonia” between boys and girls.
