Burden of lower respiratory infections and associated risk factors across regions in Ethiopia: a subnational analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases 2019 study.
Amanuel YigezuAwoke Misganaw TemesgenFentabil GetnetTezera Moshago BerhetoAlly WalkerAbabi ZergawFirehiwot Abebe GobenaMuluken Argaw HaileAlemayehu HailuSolomon Tessema MemirieDereje Mengistu TolosaSemagn Mekonnen AbateMesafint Molla AdaneGizachew Taddesse AkaluAddis AkliluDejen TsegayeZeleke GebruMulusew Andualem AsemahagnDaniel AtilawTewachew AwokeHunegnaw AbebeNiguss Cherie BekeleMelaku Ashagrie BeleteTekleberhan HailemariamAlemeshet YirgaSetognal Aychiluhm BiraraBelay Boda Abule BodichaChuchu ChurkoFeleke Mekonnen DemekeAbebaw Alemayehu DestaLankamo EnaTahir EyayuZinabu FentawDaniel Baza GargamoMesfin Damtew GebrehiwotMathewos Alemu GebremichaelMelaku GetachewGetahun Molla KassaBiniyam SahilediniglBereket BeyeneMigbar Mekonnen SibhatNegussie Boti SidamoDamtew SolomonYonatan SolomonBirhanu WagayeShambel WodajoMelat WeldemariamYazacchew Engida YismawMoshen NaghaviPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
In Ethiopia, LRIs have reduced significantly across the regions over the years (except in elders), however, are still the third-leading cause of mortality, disproportionately affecting children younger than 5 years old and predominantly pastoralist regions. Interventions need to consider leading risk factors, targeted age groups and pastoralist and cross-border communities.