Treatment practices of childhood pneumonia: the perspective of caregivers. A community-based study in West Bengal.

Pneumonia, an acute lower respiratory infection, is the single largest infectious cause of death in children worldwide. In this study, we aimed to assess the treatment practices of parents/caregivers for the management of pneumonia in children under 5 years of age in a rural community of West Bengal and to determine the associated causal factors. About 200 children were randomly selected by the multi-stage sampling method from two health and wellness centers.