Trends and factors associated with acute respiratory infection among under five children in Zambia: evidence from Zambia's demographic and health surveys: 1996-2014

Abstract

the prevalence of ARI has declined in Zambia from 1996 to 2014. Factors associated with occurrence of ARI included being a child under one year, underweight, use of biomass fuel such as charcoal and wood. Interventions to reduce the burden of ARI should be targeted at scaling up nutrition programs, as well as promoting use of cleaner fuels.