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Table 2 Risk factors assessment for acquisition of community acquired (CA) and hospital acquired (HA)-RSV

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Childhood nosocomial viral acute respiratory tract infections in teaching hospital Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

 

CA-RSV

(140)

HA-RSV

(86)

Number of pt. with co infectionsa

9

4

Risk factors

 Malnutrition (weight-for-age z-score > − 2)

 Male sex

 Low birth weight (< 2500 g)

 Mode of delivery—LSCS

2.0 (0.04)

 Outdoor air pollution

3.2 (0.04)

 Indoor air pollution

 Passive smoking

 Non-exclusive breastfeeding (during the first 4 months of life)

 Lack of measles immunization (within the first 12 months of life)

 Crowding

 Concomitant diseases

  Urinary tract infection

3.1 (0.03)

  Infection in central nervous system

2.2 (0.04)

  Gastro-enteritis

1.8 (0.03)

 Congenital heart diseases

2.2 (0.04)

 Asthma

 Immunodeficiencyb

2.3 (0.04)

 Development of seizure in at ward in known epileptics

3.2 (0.04)

 Mother’s experience as a caregiver

 Mother’s education

 Day-care attendance

 Relative humidity (%)

 Rain days/month

 Trisomy 21

1.8 (0.03)

 Birth order > 3

  1. aRSV co-infection with other viruses were not included in risk factor analysis
  2. bSubjects were considered immunocompromised if they had any of the following: positive HIV test, report of HIV infection; receiving a prolonged course of steroids or other immunomodulatory medications; neutropenia during the hospitalization; or undergoing active chemotherapy during the hospitalization. Significant odds ratio with p value was given