Risk factors associated with complicated measles in children

Aim: to determine the risk factors associated with complicated measles in children. study design: it was a descriptive cross sectional study. duration: six months from 1st january 2013 to 30th june 2013. settings: department of pediatrics,teaching hospital d.g khan medical college. methods: a total of 100 cases fulfilling the inclusion/exclusion criteria were enrolled in the study. results: in this study out of 100 patients54 (54%) were male cases and 46 (46%) female cases. risk factors in complicated measles were recorded as: malnutrition (56%),nonvaccinated (78%),young age (age less then 5 years) (80%),immune deficiency (cases with history of recurrent infections) (12%) and vitamin a deficiency (cases with bitot spots on bulbar conjuctiva (3%). conclusion: younger age,poor socio economic status leading to over crowding and malnutrition,nonvaccination and immune deficiency were commonest risk factors of complicated measles.