Factores relacionados con la mortalidad por infección respiratoria aguda en menores de 5 años

Objective: To describe the factors related to the mortality of minors under five years due to Acute Respiratory Infection in Antioquia during 2022. Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study. It includes the universe of Notification Cards number 591 of children under five years who died of verified ARI and their respective Analysis Unit. Information collection after approval by the Ethics Committee of the Educational Institution and the Sectional Health Secretariat of Antioquia. The information was analyzed in the statistical software Jamovi 2.3. Results: 53.5% of the deceased children were boys, a third of whom lived in populated centers or rural areas. 60.6% belonged to socioeconomic strata 1 and 2 and were enrolled in subsidized health care, while the rest were not affiliated with the health system. 10.7% were from indigenous communities. 39.3% of the mothers had no schooling, and 75% of the deaths occurred in hospitals. Related factors were identified: caregiver ignorance of warning signs and symptoms, failure to comply with actions induced by demand by health personnel, poor quality of care received, and caregivers' delay in seeking timely care. Conclusions: Social determinants of health such as poverty and low maternal schooling increase the risk of death due to Acute Respiratory Infection in children under five years in Antioquia.