Anemia and Pneumonia

NCT ID: NCT05586945

Last Updated: 2022-10-19

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Total Enrollment: 156 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-06-30
• Study Completion Date: 2024-08-31

Brief Summary

Assess prevalence of anemia among pneumonic children aged two months up to two years.

Detailed Description

Pneumonia is an infection via one or both lungs . bacteria and viruses are the most common causes. pneumonia can be medical emergency especially among high risk group like children less than five years Iron deficiency anemia is one of the major health problem in young children. It may be associated with increased risk of pneumonia (1).

A study conducted by Bhaskaram reported high frequency of anemia 83 % in children with pneumonia (2). Iron functions in the immune system are essential, among which are included: the maintenance of the activity of phagocyte oxidase, an iron excess can be used by bacteria to improve its growth (3). Anemia was found to be independently associated with fatal outcome in pneumonic children (4). The risk of development of pneumonia in children with anemia increases approximately by four times in comparison with children who have no anemic syndrome (5).

Breast-feeding protects against lower respiratory tract infection because of breast milk's unique antiinfective properties (6). Infants who were not being breast fed were 17 times more likely than those being breast fed without formula milk to be admitted to hospital for pneumonia (7). one of the factors that affects severe malnutrition is wrong parenting as parents can play an important role in their children's growth through proper, adequate feeding (8). There's no available studies that examine the association between anemia and pneumonia in our locality.

Conditions

Pneumonia

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_ONLY
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Inclusion criteria: Children aged two months up to two years who attend to Assiut University Hospital with pneumonia in the outpatient pediatric clinic, emergency unit and from inpatient .

Exclusion Criteria:

• . Exclusion criteria: All patients with other comorbidities will be excluded from our study as: severe sepsis & localized infection e.g endocarditis, empyema, autoimmune diseases,renal diseases and congenital anomaly

• Minimum Eligible Age: 2 Months
• Maximum Eligible Age: 2 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Assiut University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Marwa Abd Ellatif Ahmed Mohamed

Association of anemia with pneumonia in children up to two years attending AssiutU university children hospital

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Central Contacts

Marwa Abdellatif Ahmed mohamed

Role: CONTACT

mero.doctor9090@gmail.com

01094504225

Other Identifiers

anemia and pneumonia

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id