Review Article
Year: 2023 | Month: April | Volume: 10 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 381-384
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20230446
Risk Factors for Pneumonia in Children
Pinky Kurniawati1, Lilik Djuari2
1Medical Programme, 2Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine,
Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Pinky Kurniawati
ABSTRACT
Pneumonia has been known to be the leading cause of death in children under five years old. Children are a vulnerable group so pneumonia is a serious problem that needs to be addressed. Pneumonia is a disease that can be prevented and treated. Prevention of pneumonia can be done by knowing several risk factors that influence the incidence of pneumonia in children. Several risk factors have been known to be the cause of an individual's susceptibility to infection with pneumonia, including factors from the individual and the environment.
Keywords: [Pneumonia, Risk factor]
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