Prevalence Of Pneumonia And Associated Factors In Children Under Five Years Of Age Attending Paediatric Ward At Ishaka Adventist Hospital Bushenyi District

ABSTRACT The study assessed the prevalence of pneumonia and associated factors in children under five years of age attending pediatric ward at Ishaka Adventist Hospital and the specific objectives were to establish prevalence of the children presenting with pneumonia among children, to identify the factors associated with occurrence of pneumonia in children under five and to review the clinical presentation of pneumonia in children of under five. A descriptive questionnaire based cross sectional study was to be carried out in Ishaka Adventist hospital, whereby attendants of children of below …