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Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Trends in East and South-East Asia: In the Light of Economic and Health Care Development.


ABSTRACT: This study explored to what degree economic development and improvement of healthcare are associated with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) mortality. A correlation analysis between LRTI mortality and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita, and the Health Access and Quality Index (HAQI), respectively was conducted for 15 countries in East and South-East Asia. The results revealed a dramatic decrease in LRTI mortality in total populations for lower-middle income (LMI) countries but at the same time an increase in upper-middle income (UMI) and high-income (HI) countries. A highly significant (P?

SUBMITTER: Feddema JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7841237 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Trends in East and South-East Asia: In the Light of Economic and Health Care Development.

Feddema Jelle J JJ   van der Geest Anne M AM   Claassen Eric E   van de Burgwal Linda H M LHM  

Global pediatric health 20210124


This study explored to what degree economic development and improvement of healthcare are associated with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) mortality. A correlation analysis between LRTI mortality and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita, and the Health Access and Quality Index (HAQI), respectively was conducted for 15 countries in East and South-East Asia. The results revealed a dramatic decrease in LRTI mortality in total populations for lower-middle income (LMI) countries but at the  ...[more]

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