Retrospective Epidemiological Assessment of Pediatric Acute Bronchitis at Ibn Al-Atheer Teaching Hospital, Mosul (2024)

Abstract

Background and objective: Acute bronchitis (AB), also known as lobular pneumonia, is a common pediatric illness. The main clinical symptoms of AB include fever, headache, cough, asthma, dyspnea, and general malaise. The objective of the study was to identify the prevalence of acute bronchitis among children in Mosul City.

Materials and methods: A retrospective study of the Ibn Al-Atheer Teaching Hospital's Statistics Center's acute bronchitis patient records was conducted. Data were collected retrospectively from the Ibn Al-Atheer Teaching Hospital in Mosul, using records for children with acute bronchitis. From January 12, 2025, to April 30, 2025, the study was conducted. The information was collected in 2025 between February 2 and February 27. Only data from 2024 was gathered, and it was broken down by month for every month of the year. Additionally, it was gathered by age and gender. SPSS version 27 was used to enter and analyze the data.

Results: According to this study, the hospital's most common acute bronchitis patients are children between the ages of 1–4 years, forming a ratio (37.58%). Males exhibit a higher incidence than females across almost all age groups, at a rate (54.87%).

Conclusions: The study concluded that acute bronchitis was diagnosed in more boys than girls. Children under one year old were more likely than any other age group to have acute bronchitis.