Volume 6, Number 2—April 2000
Research
Haemophilus influenzae Type B and Streptococcus pneumoniae as Causes of Pneumonia among Children in Beijing, China
Table 1
Characteristics of pneumonia cases and diarrhea and dermatitis control patients, Beijing, China
| Cases (n=96) | Controls (n=214) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk Factor | No. | % | No. | % | p-value |
| Age group | 0.265 | ||||
| 2 to 5 months | 20 | 20.8 | 40 | 18.7 | |
| 6 to 11 months | 9 | 9.4 | 39 | 18.2 | |
| 12 to 35 months | 41 | 42.7 | 83 | 38.9 | |
| 36 to 60 months | 26 | 27.1 | 52 | 24.3 | |
| Daycare attendance in the past 30 days | 32 | 33.3 | 36 | 17.1 | 0.002 |
| Recent antibiotic use | 53 | 60.2 | 63 | 31.7 | 0.001 |
| At least one other child in household | 53 | 55.2 | 85 | 39.7 | 0.011 |
| 3 or more persons in household | 75 | 78.1 | 154 | 72.0 | 0.254 |
| At least one current cigarette smoker in the household | 67 | 69.8 | 139 | 65.0 | 0.404 |
| Currently breastfeeding | 31 | 32.3 | 89 | 41.6 | 0.120 |
| Male Sex | 50 | 52.1 | 130 | 60.8 | 0.153 |
| Caregiver Education Level | 0.126 | ||||
| No schooling | 11 | 11.5 | 10 | 4.7 | |
| Primary (1-6 years) | 17 | 17.7 | 53 | 24.8 | |
| Middle (7-9 years) | 33 | 34.4 | 82 | 38.3 | |
| Senior (10-12 years) | 22 | 22.9 | 38 | 17.7 | |
| College or higher | 13 | 13.5 | 31 | 14.5 | |
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