Childhood acute respiratory infection prevalence and climate parameters in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has been ranked as the seventh most climate-vulnerable country in the world. Significant risks are associated with climate change, especially asthma, rhinosinusitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and respiratory tract infections. 

Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in children under-five, especially in low and middle-income countries. Despite this, few studies have investigated the possible association between the change in climatic conditions and childhood ARI, and thus data on the effect of variability of climate parameters on childhood ARI is scarce, particularly from low- and middle-income countries including Bangladesh.